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NRx Pharmaceuticals Presents Evidence ZYESAMI™ (aviptadil) Helps Prevent “Cytokine Storm” in Patients with COVID-19

Sudden Rise in Inflammatory Cytokines (IL-6) Associated with Death in COVID-19 and Other Forms of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Data from Randomized Phase 2b/3 Trial Shows Patients Treated with ZYESAMI™ are Significantly Less Likely to Experience IL-6 Cytokine Rise, and Have Improved Survival and Recovery from Respiratory Failure, Compared to Patients Receiving Placebo Data Have […]

NRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results for ZYESAMI™ (Aviptadil-acetate) and Submits Emergency Use Authorization Application to US Food and Drug Administration to Treat Critical COVID-19 in Patients Suffering from Respiratory Failure

– ZYESAMI™ is the First Investigational Medicine to Show Efficacy in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Trial, Achieving More Instances of Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients with Respiratory Failure, Compared to Placebo – ZYESAMI™ Demonstrated a Significant Treatment Advantage and Shortened Hospitalization in Patients Already Treated with All Approved Therapies for Critical COVID-19 – Filing […]

NeuroRx and Georgian Ministry of Health Agree to Initiate Expanded Access Program of ZYESAMI (aviptadil acetate) for COVID-19 Respiratory Failure in Georgia

PR Newswire RADNOR, Pa. and TBLISI, Georgia, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NeuroRx today announces that it has met with Dr. Ekaterine Tikaradze, Minister of Health of Georgia, and other senior leadership, to immediately initiate an Expanded Access Program (EAP) of its phase 3 drug, ZYESAMI (aviptadil acetate) for critically-ill citizens of Georgia with COVID-19 Respiratory Failure.  The EAP will be conducted in […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci Confirms ZYESAMI Phase 3 Trial with Remdesivir at Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team

PR Newswire RADNOR, Pa., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dosing of the first patient in a phase 3 clinical trial of ZYESAMI (aviptadil acetate) was announced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last week. The trial, designated as ACTIV-3b: Therapeutics for Severely Ill Inpatients With COVID-19 (TESICO) (www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT04843761), will study ZYESAMI to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients. The […]

NeuroRx Responds to Issues Raised by Relief Therapeutics Regarding ZYESAMI development

CISON PR Newswire RADNOR, Pa., April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The issues raised by Relief Therapeutics in its release dated April 19, 2021 have no bearing on NeuroRx’s ability or commitment to deliver a safe, effective, and stable lifesaving drug on a worldwide basis. However, NeuroRx was obligated to disclose Relief’s nonpayment of development costs required under the signed collaboration […]

NeuroRx Announces Zyesami™ (Aviptadil) Has Been Selected for Inclusion in NIH-Sponsored Global Clinical Trial to Include Aviptadil and Remdesivir

CISON PR Newswire RADNOR, Pa., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NeuroRx, Inc. reports today that Aviptadil, to be supplied by NeuroRx, has been identified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as one of two drugs selected for inclusion in a phase III multicenter clinical trial that will include the United States and multiple foreign countries. Aviptadil is being developed […]