HempNewsBreaks – NEMUS Bioscience, Inc. (NMUS), Catalent to Advance Development of NB1222 Human Dosage Formulation
NEMUS Bioscience (OTCQB: NMUS) this morning said it is moving forward with Catalent Pharma Solutions to advance development of a human-dosage suppository formulation of NB1222. NB1222 is the proprietary prodrug of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) being developed for the treatment and management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). NB1222, also known as the prodrug THC-valine-hemisuccinate, is synthetically manufactured and is not plant-derived. "The global CINV market is a multi-billion dollar opportunity with projected growth as populations live longer, increasing the likelihood of developing a malignancy over time," Nemus CEO and chief medical officer Brian Murphy, M.D. stated in the news release. To…