Skinvisible, Inc. (SKVI), Quoin Pharmaceuticals Proposed Merger to Address Opioid Pain Management Market
A merger between Skinvisible and Quoin will enable a successful entry on the post-surgical pain management market Opioids – which typically refer to oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl – are highly addictive painkillers; nearly three in 10 Americans prescribed opioids for chronic pain will abuse them Opioids are becoming increasingly deadly to Americans; in 2016, two-thirds of drug-related deaths involved opioids; in fact, since 1999, opioid-related deaths in the United States have increased nearly fourfold Drug abuse is a burden shared by every state; nearly 63,600 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses in 2016 – a 21 percent increase over…