Nutriband & Kindeva Drug Delivery Demonstrate Enhanced Abuse-Deterrent Characteristics for Aversa Fentanyl

Nutriband Inc. and Kindeva Drug Delivery have demonstrated enhanced abuse deterrence kinetics of the company’s patented lead product, Aversa Fentanyl, an abuse-deterrent fentanyl transdermal system, with their development and manufacturing partner, Kindeva Drug Delivery.  Studies at Kindeva Drug Delivery have demonstrated that Nutriband’s proprietary transdermal aversive coating can be manufactured using standard commercial transdermal manufacturing processes, which is critical to the success of the product development program. The next step is to select the final product configuration and perform technology transfer from Kindeva’s R&D facility to their world-class transdermal commercial manufacturing site in Northridge, CA, US.

AVERSA Fentanyl combines Nutriband’s proprietary AVERSA abuse-deterrent transdermal technology and Kindeva’s FDA-approved transdermal fentanyl patch (fentanyl transdermal system) and was recently estimated to have the potential to reach peak annual US sales of $80 million-$200 million roughly 5 years after launch.

“We are encouraged by the progress we have made working with the team at Kindeva Drug Delivery who have brought their proven experience in the development of transdermal drug delivery systems to bear on this effort,” said Gareth Sheridan, CEO, Nutriband. “To our knowledge, we will be the first to develop a commercial manufacturing process for an abuse-deterrent transdermal patch. We look forward to continued progress toward completion of the technology transfer to the commercial line.”

Nutriband’s AVERSA abuse-deterrent 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 profile of 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 US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, Canada, Mexico, and Australia.

Nutriband is 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 deterrence technology. AVERSA technology can be incorporated into any transdermal patch to prevent the abuse, misuse, diversion, and accidental exposure of drugs with abuse potential. For more information, visit www.nutriband.com.

Headquartered in Woodbury, MN, Kindeva Drug Delivery is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in the pharmaceutical industry. Kindeva provides unique technologies and quality services to its customers, ranging from formulation and product development to commercial manufacturing. Kindeva focuses on complex drug programs, and its current offering spans inhalation drug delivery, transdermal drug delivery, intradermal drug delivery (microneedles) and connected drug delivery. Kindeva employs approximately 1,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.kindevadd.com.