BioSante (BPAX) Reports Encouraging Data from Recent Pill-Plus Studies

March 20, 2012 7:56 AM EDT
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BPAX) reports that data from studies of the Pill-Plus “triple component” oral contraceptive were presented on March 10, 2012 by Pantarhei Bioscience at the World Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology in Florence, Italy. The title of the Pantarhei presentation was, “Clinical effects of normalizing testosterone levels during oral contraception.” The United States patents for oral use of the Pill-Plus are licensed by BioSante to Pantarhei Bioscience, a Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company, for development and marketing in the United States. BioSante retains rights to the Pill-Plus for transdermal development and marketing.

To date, six prospective, randomized controlled (placebo or active) Phase II clinical studies of the Pill-Plus have been completed in 355 subjects. In these studies, use of the Pill-Plus has been shown to increase frequency of sexual activity, arousal, responsiveness to partner, genital sensations and vaginal lubrication. In addition, improvements were seen in quality of life scores. No significant androgenic effects were noted.


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