BEIJING, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- 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 entered R-Bambuterol(R) Clinical Trial I on-schedule and is on-track to complete in six months. The studies will evaluate the safety and tolerability of the new drug as well as the biological activity by measuring responses in healthy volunteers.
The studies are co-monitored by the Company and Beijing Zenith International Medical Science and Technology Development Company Limited, a mid-size full-service clinical research organization, and carried out in Peking University Third Hospital, a top-ranked AAA hospital recognized as a base adherence to the principles of good clinical practices (GCPs).
R-Bambuterol(R) Hydrochloride Tablets showed significant efficacy and less toxicity in preclinical trials as an anti-asthma drug than Bambuterol currently available in the market.
If it reaches the market, R-Bambuterol(R) Hydrochloride Tablets would address the Chinese asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) market led by AstraZeneca with a 26 percent share in 2009, according to IMS.
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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Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Yan Zeng, CFO
Tel: +86-10-6389-9868
Email: zy@lotuspharma.com
