Tamper-Resistant PSE Takes Big Pharma Stage: Bayer Licenses Acura’s Formulation
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Bayer gains exclusive worldwide license to Acura Pharmaceuticals’ Impede technology for use in a pseudoephedrine-containing product resistant to extraction to make methamphetamine. The deal is Acura’s first licensing, and the first move toward tamper-resistant PSE by a major pharma firm.
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