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Private Placement of $8.4 million has closed and will fund the commercial development of lead product AVERSA Fentanyl to NDA filing Nutriband working to complete the commercial scale-up prior to performing the pivotal laboratory assessment and clinical study required for FDA approval AVERSA Fentanyl being developed as 505(b)(2) NDA on single Phase 1 human abuse potential clinical study with no Phase 2 or 3 clinical trials needed. ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / April 24, 2024 / Nutriband Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRB)(NASDAQ:NTRBW), a company engaged in the development of prescription transdermal pharmaceutical products, today announced that it has closed the $8.4 million private placement to fund the commercial development program for its lead product, AVERSA™ Fentanyl. AVERSA Fentanyl has the potential to be the world's first abuse-deterrent opioid patch designed to deter the abuse and misuse and reduce the risk of accidental exposure of transdermal fentanyl patches. AVERSA Fentanyl has the potential to reach peak annual US sales of $80 million to $200 million.1 Nutriband is currently working with its partner Kindeva Drug Delivery, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization, to develop the commercial scale manufacturing process for the final product which will incorporate Nutriband's AVERSA™ abuse-deterrent transdermal technology into Kindeva's FDA-approved transdermal fentanyl patch system. With this latest round of funding and based on progress made on the commercial transdermal manufacturing process scale-up to date, Nutriband is pushing towards the following development milestones: FDA Pre-IND Meeting Pivotal Laboratory Manipulation and Extraction Study FDA IND Filing Pivotal Human Abuse Potential Clinical Study New Drug Application Filing 505(b)(2) NDA FDA Review and Approval (Expedited) The Company is targeting Q1 of 2025 to NDA for marketing approval. Once the final commercial product manufacturing process is completed, Nutriband intends to perform the pivotal laboratory and clinical evaluations to demonstrate the abuse-deterrent properties of AVERSA Fentanyl, in compliance with FDA Guidance for Industry Abuse-Deterrent Opioids - Evaluation and Labeling. Nutriband intends to obtain agreement on the pivotal studies required for approval in an FDA Pre-Investigational New Drug Application (Pre-IND) Meeting. The pivotal laboratory assessment to be conducted is a series of in vitro manipulation and extraction studies designed to determine if the potentially abuse-deterrent properties of the product can be defeated or compromised based on physical and chemical manipulation of the product. Preliminary studies conducted to date have shown that the AVERSA technology is very difficult to defeat by various physical or chemical means. The pivotal clinical study is a human abuse potential study performed to assess the impact of the potentially abuse-deterrent properties in a drug-experienced, recreational user population. The human abuse potential study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and positive controlled crossover study comparing AVERSA Fentanyl to the currently marketed fentanyl patch which does not contain abuse-deterrent technology. The success of the human abuse potential study is based on the assessment of drug liking using various instruments that are predictive of the likelihood of abuse. Nutriband will Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the FDA prior to conducting the Phase 1 human abuse potential clinical study. The IND will include the chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) information for the commercial product as well as the clinical study protocol for the human abuse potential study. Following a successful Phase 1 clinical abuse potential study, Nutriband intends to 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for marketing approval of AVERSA™ Fentanyl. The 505(b)(2) NDA regulatory pathway limits the development required for products that contain drugs that have already been approved, and allows applicants to reference data already on the FDA. As a result, the NDA application will be primarily based on a single Phase 1 human abuse potential clinical study with no Phase 2 or 3 clinical trials needed. The AVERSA™ Fentanyl NDA has the potential to receive an expedited review by FDA as has been granted for certain abuse-deterrent oral opioid products, which shortens the regulatory review period to six months from the conventional 10-month FDA review cycle for NDAs. Combined, the clinical development and regulatory path for AVERSA™ Fentanyl is substantially limited compared to conventional pharmaceutical product development, requiring only a single clinical trial and, following a limited NDA pathway, undergoing an expedited review by the FDA. Nutriband is developing its proprietary AVERSA™ abuse deterrent transdermal technology to be incorporated into any transdermal patch that contains a drug with a risk of abuse, misuse, or accidental exposure. The Company's AVERSA™ product development pipeline includes abuse deterrent versions of currently approved and marketed transdermal patches containing fentanyl, buprenorphine and methylphenidate which are labeled with FDA-required warnings for the risk of abuse and misuse, as well as warnings against accidental exposure. 1 Health Advances Aversa Fentanyl market analysis report 2022 About AVERSA™ Abuse-Deterrent Transdermal Technology Nutriband's AVERSA™ abuse-deterrent transdermal technology can be utilized to incorporate aversive agents into transdermal patches to prevent the abuse, diversion, misuse, and accidental exposure of drugs with abuse potential. The AVERSA™ abuse-deterrent technology has the potential to improve the safety pro transdermal drugs susceptible to abuse, such as fentanyl, while making sure that these drugs remain accessible to those patients who really need them. The technology is covered by a broad intellectual property portfolio with patents granted in the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. About Nutriband Inc. We are primarily engaged in the development of a portfolio of transdermal pharmaceutical products. Our lead product under development is an abuse-deterrent fentanyl patch incorporating our AVERSA™ abuse-deterrent technology. AVERSA™ technology can be incorporated into any transdermal patch to prevent the abuse, misuse, diversion, and accidental exposure of drugs with abuse potential. The Company's website is . Any material contained in or derived from the Company's websites or any other website is not part of this press release. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, statements containing the words ‘'believes," "anticipates," "expects" and words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in its forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those including the Company's ability to develop its proposed abuse-deterrent fentanyl transdermal system and other proposed products, its ability to obtain patent protection for its abuse technology, its ability to obtain the necessary financing to develop products and conduct the necessary clinical testing, its ability to obtain Federal Food and Drug Administration approval to market any product it may develop in the United States and to obtain any other regulatory approval necessary to market any product in other countries, including countries in Europe, its ability to market any product it may develop, its ability to create, sustain, manage or forecast its growth; its ability to attract and retain key personnel; changes in the Company's business strategy or development plans; competition; business disruptions; adverse publicity and international, national and local general economic and market conditions and risks generally associated with an undercapitalized developing company, as well as the risks contained under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Form S-1, Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2023, filed April 26, 2023, the Forms 10-Q's filed subsequent to the Form 10-K in 2023, and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date hereof. Contact Information: For more information, contact: RedChip Companies, Inc. Email: NTRB@Redchip.com Phone: 1-407-644-4256 Address: 431 E Horatio Ave, Suite #100 Maitland, FL 32751 Nutriband Inc. Phone: 407-377-6695 Email: Support@nutriband.com SOURCE: Nutriband Inc. View the original press release on accesswire.com

Company launches generic equivalent to OTC NARCAN® Nasal Spray Provides convenient, affordable access to life-saving medicine BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRX) (“Amneal” or the “Company”) today announced the availability of Over the Counter (“OTC”) Naloxone Hydrochloride (Naloxone HCI) Nasal Spray, USP, 4mg, following Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Amneal’s Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray, manufactured in the U.S., is a generic equivalent to OTC NARCAN® HCI Nasal Spray, a medication that is widely used to help treat drug overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid medications. “With today’s launch, Amneal is proud to help address this public health emergency by providing naloxone nasal spray at an affordable price and without a prescription. Our business is deeply rooted in a commitment to helping others. By enhancing access to naloxone nasal spray, we hope to get this affordable emergency treatment into the hands of even more people who could potentially save countless families and communities from further heartache and loss,” said Chirag and Chintu Patel, Co-Chief Executive Officers. More than two-thirds of all drug overdose fatalities in 2022 involved illicit, synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which is the culprit in more deaths under age 50 than any other cause, including heart disease, cancer, homicide, suicide, and other accidents.1,2 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in about 46% of overdose deaths, another person is present and has the potential to intervene.3 Amneal Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray is now available. According to IQVIA®, U.S. annual commercial sales for NARCAN® Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray 4mg for the 12 months ended February 2024 were $266 million. In addition, there are significant volumes of the product acquired directly by U.S. states and municipalities. NARCAN® is a registered trademark of Emergent Operations Ireland Limited. About Naloxone Nasal Spray Naloxone Hydrochloride (Naloxone HCI) Nasal Spray is designed to rapidly reverse the effects of a life-threatening opioid emergency by binding to opioid receptors and reversing or blocking the effects of opioids. It can restore normal breathing within two to three minutes in a person whose breath has slowed, or even stopped, as a result of an overdose from opioids — including heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid medications. Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray contains the same active ingredient and dose as NARCAN® Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray, 4 mg. It is easy to carry and can be safely used even if opioids are not present. When using this product some people may experience symptoms when they wake up, such as shaking, sweating, nausea, or feeling angry. This is to be expected. About the Opioid Crisis The opioid epidemic was declared a national public health emergency in 2017 and has continually been renewed by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.4,5 Ending the epidemic is a top strategic priority of the U.S. government and Congress.6 Since 2000, about one million people in the U.S. have died of drug overdoses, the majority of which were due to opioids.7,8 Drivers of this crisis include the misuse of prescription pain medication and the unwitting use of drugs laced with fentanyl — which is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.9 In 2022, roughly twice as many people died in the U.S. from opioid-related overdoses than from motor vehicle crashes.10,11 About Amneal Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRX), headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, is a global pharmaceuticals company. We make healthy possible through the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a diverse portfolio of over 270 pharmaceutical products, primarily within the United States. In its Generics segment, the Company is expanding across a broad range of complex product categories and therapeutic areas, including injectables and biosimilars. In its Specialty segment, Amneal has a growing portfolio of branded pharmaceuticals focused primarily on central nervous system and endocrine disorders, with a pipeline focused on unmet needs. Through its AvKARE segment, the Company is a distributor of pharmaceuticals and other products for the U.S. federal government, retail, and institutional markets. For more information, please visit . Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained herein, regarding matters that are not historical facts, may be forward-looking statements (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding management’s intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations, financial results, or forecasts for the future, including among other things: discussions of future operations; expected or estimated operating results and financial performance; and statements regarding our positioning, including our ability to drive sustainable long-term growth, and other non-historical statements. Words such as “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” and similar words, or the negatives thereof, are intended to identify estimates and forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of future events, including with respect to future market conditions, company performance and financial results, operational investments, business prospects, new strategies and growth initiatives, the competitive environment, and other events. If the underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of the Company. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to successfully develop, license, acquire and commercialize new products on a timely basis; the competition we face in the pharmaceutical industry from brand and generic drug product companies, and the impact of that competition on our ability to set prices; our ability to obtain exclusive marketing rights for our products; our revenues are derived from the sales of a limited number of products, a substantial portion of which are through a limited number of customers; the impact of a prolonged business interruption within our supply chain; the continuing trend of consolidation of certain customer groups; our dependence on third-party suppliers and distributors for raw materials for our products and certain finished goods; legal, regulatory and legislative efforts by our brand competitors to deter competition from our generic alternatives; our dependence on information technology systems and infrastructure and the potential for cybersecurity incidents; our ability to attract, hire and retain highly skilled personnel; risks related to federal regulation of arrangements between manufacturers of branded and generic products; our reliance on certain licenses to proprietary technologies from time to time; the significant amount of resources we expend on research and development; the risk of claims brought against us by third parties; risks related to changes in the regulatory environment, including U.S. federal and state laws related to healthcare fraud abuse and health information privacy and security and changes in such laws; changes to Food and Drug Administration product approval requirements; the impact of healthcare reform and changes in coverage and reimbursement levels by governmental authorities and other third-party payers; our dependence on third-party agreements for a portion of our product offerings; our substantial amount of indebtedness and our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness in the future, and the impact of interest rate fluctuations on such indebtedness; our potential expansion into additional international markets subjecting us to increased regulatory, economic, social and political uncertainties, including recent events affecting the financial services industry; our ability to identify, make and integrate acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses and products on advantageous terms; the impact of global economic, political or other catastrophic events; our obligations under a tax receivable agreement may be significant; and the high concentration of ownership of our class A common stock and the fact that we are controlled by the Amneal Group. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date hereof. Mbabazi Kariisa, PhD; Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Sagar Kumar, MPH; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD. 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