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Find Clinical Drug Pipeline Developments & Deals for Drinabant
OPNT004 (drinabant) is high affinity, CB-1 antagonist for treatment of excessive cannabinoid use. Cannabinoids are compounds found in the cannabis plant or made synthetically, that bind to cannabinoid receptors found in CNS, GIT and immune system.
IRISYS, has been awarded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), one of 27 institutes of the NIH, to develop a new injectable formulation of Drinabant, a selective, high affinity cannabinoid receptor (CB-1) antagonist.
NCATS will provide development resources and funding around certain pre-clinical activities and studies in order to support Opiant’s planned filing of an IND application for OPNT004.