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Lotus Completed R-Bambuterol's Pilot Scale Production for Clinical Trials

2010-08-03 19:44 1916

BEIJING, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LTUS) ("Lotus" or the "Company"), a growing developer, manufacturer and seller of medicine and drugs in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), announced today that it has completed production of active pharmaceutical ingredient ("API") and tablets of R-Bambuterol for use in clinical trials according to China's State Food & Drug Administration ("SFDA")'s stringent regulations with regards to the preparation of active trial medication.

It took the Company one month to successfully design and upgrade its evaluation device. The evaluation device is now capable of detecting and analyzing purity of the enantiopure drug R-Bambuterol. It took the Company forty days to successfully upgrade the laboratory scale production to the pilot scale production, with enough API and tablets for use in clinical trials I & II.

CEO, Dr. Zhongyi Liu, commented, "R-Bambuterol is the first Class 1 new drug in our pipeline. Its preclinical studies show that, in treating asthma, it is more effective and has less side-effects than Bambuterol. Lotus has primary responsibility for R-Bambuterol's clinical research, commercialization, commercial manufacture and sales in China. We look forward to the timely launch of the new product in 2013-2014."

About Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( http://www.lotuspharma.com )

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a growing developer and producer of drugs and a licensed national seller of pharmaceutical items in the PRC. Lotus operates its business through its two controlled entities: Liang Fang Pharmaceutical, Ltd. and En Ze Jia Shi Pharmaceutical, Ltd. Lotus' current drug development is focused on the treatment of cerebro-cardiovascular disease, asthma and diabetes. Liang Fang sells drugs directly and indirectly through its national sales channels to hospitals, clinics and drugs stores in 30 provinces of the PRC.

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For more information, please contact:

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Yan Zeng, CFO

Tel: +86-10-6389-9868

Email: zy@lotuspharma.com

Source: Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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