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Pernix Therapeutics (PTX) Receives Two U.S. Patents Related to Zohydro ER with BeadTek

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Pernix Therapeutics Announces the Issuance of Two New Orange Book Listed Patents for Zohydro® ER with BeadTek™

September 14, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent Numbers 9,421,200 (200 patent) and 9,433,619 (619 patent), covering important safety information related to dosing patients with Zohydro® ER with BeadTek. These patents, in addition to recently issued U.S. Patent Numbers 9,265,760 (760 patent), 9,326,982 (982 patent), 9,333,201 (201 patent) and 9,339,499 (499 patent), are broadly directed to methods of dosing patients with mild or moderate hepatic impairment with hydrocodone.  The 760, 982, 201, 499, 200, and 619 patents expire on July 25, 2033.

The 200 and 619 patents, solely owned by Pernix, further strengthen our... More