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Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals Begins Trading On OTC Bulletin Board
Under Ticker Symbol SPHC
Monday December 17, 10:51 am
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Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB:SPHC.OB), a biopharmaceutical
company focused on developing innovative therapeutics
in the areas of CNS, cancer, cardiovascular, and infectious
diseases, has commenced trading on the Over-the-Counter
(OTC) Bulletin Board under the ticker symbol SPHC, effective
at the opening of trading today.
"As
we move forward with the development of new life-saving
drugs that offer a substantial benefit over what is
already on the market, we believe Samaritan is well-positioned
for growth,'' commented Dr. Janet Greeson, CEO of Samaritan.
``In addition to the strength of our drug development
activities, we are also increasing our overseas revenue
generating pharmaceutical business. We remain determined
to leave a legacy of bringing memory-restoring and new
life-saving drugs to suffering patients, and look forward
to communicating Samaritan's progress to shareholders.''
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals:
"Transforming Today's Science Into Tomorrow's Cures...''
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| "As
we move forward with the development of new life-saving
drugs that offer a substantial benefit over what
is already on the market, we believe Samaritan
is well-positioned for growth,''
Dr.
Janet Greeson
CEO Samaritan Pharmaceuticals
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Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals is an entrepreneurial biopharmaceutical company
that concentrates its efforts toward commercializing new innovative
therapeutic drugs that offer a substantial for suffering patients.
Samaritan has partnered its Phase II/III oral HIV viral-entry
inhibitor drug. Its promising memory-restoring Alzheimer's
drug Caprospinol expects to enter a Phase I clinical trial
after acute toxicity study and its High Stress Cortisol drug
to counteract Cushing's disease expects to enter Phase II
clinical trials. Samaritan has several drugs it is preparing
for FDA IND status; it is evaluating the use of SP-1000 for
hypercholesterolemia patients and the use of SP-30 as an ``oral
treatment'' for Hepatitis-C. In addition, Samaritan has acquired
the marketing and sales rights to sell eleven revenue-generating
products in various Eastern European countries.
Disclaimer:
The
company disclaims any information created by an outside party
and endorses only information communicated by its press releases,
filings, and Website. This news release contains forward-looking
statements that reflect management's current beliefs about
the potential for its drug candidates, science, and technology.
However, as with any biopharmaceutical under development,
there are significant risks and uncertainties in the process
of development and regulatory review. There are no guarantees
that products will prove to be commercially successful. For
additional information about the factors that affect the company's
business, please read the company's latest Form 10-Q filed
August 13, 2007. The company undertakes no duty to update
forward-looking statements.
Contact:
The Investor Relations Group
Investor Relations:
Adam Holdsworth
Erica Ruderman
Rachel Colgate
212-825-3210
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CURRENT
NEWS AND PR
2008 |
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NEWS
- February 13, 2008
Samaritan
Therapeutics Names Entrepreneurial MD President |
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NEWS
- February 05, 2008
Samaritan
Sales Revenue Growing |
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NEWS
- February 01, 2008
SP-01A
Provides HIV Patients Improved Quality of Life |
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NEWS
- January 24, 2008
Huntington
Disease Foundation to Assess Six of Samaritan's Drugs for Potential
to Delay or Slow Progression of the Disease |
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NEWS
- January 22, 2008
Samaritan
Hires Expert Marketing Specialist to Build Up Southeast Europe
Sales |
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NEWS
- January 17, 2008
Quality
of Life, As Important As Life Itself |
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NEWS
- January 07, 2008
Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals Welcomes Two New Independent Directors to Its
Board |
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NEWS
AND PR
2007 |
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NEWS
- December 27, 2007
Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals Anticipates Continued Growth in 2008 |
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NEWS
- December 17, 2007
Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals Begins Trading On OTC Bulletin Board Under Ticker
Symbol SPHC |
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NEWS
- December 4, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma Retains The Investor Relations Group of New York |
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NEWS
- November 27, 2007
Samaritan
Presents Favorable Caprospinol Data At Alzheimer's Drug Development
Summit November 30 |
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NEWS
- November 16, 2007
International
Ranking of Universities:McGill Cracks Distinguished Dozen |
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NEWS
- November 13, 2007
Drug
May Restore Memory With Alzheimer's Disease |
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NEWS
- November 08, 2007
Samaritan
Expands Revenue Opportunities with Marketing Authorization
Approval
for HIV Drug Amphocil in Cyprus
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NEWS
- November 06, 2007
Actors
Studio's Anna Strasberg Joins Samaritan Advisory Board of
Directors
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NEWS
- October 11, 2007
Three
Rivers Adds Territory of Ireland to Samaritan's Existing Exclusive
Licensing Agreement to Market Amphocil in Greece and Cyprus
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NEWS
- October 8, 2007
Samaritan
Highlights Its Most Innovative HIV, Hepatitis C and Alzheimer's
Drugs to Partner at Europe's Bio Partnering Conference
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NEWS
- October 3, 2007
World-Renowned
Physician and HIV Researcher Joins Samaritan's Advisory Board
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NEWS
- October 1, 2007
Samaritan
CEO to Speak On Pharma Partnering Panel At 7th Annual Biotech
in Europe Investor Forum
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NEWS
- September 28, 2007
Samaritan
to Host 2007 Annual Meeting October 23, 2007
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NEWS
- September 20, 2007
EUSA
Pharma Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Samaritan
for Anesthetic Pain Patch to Launch and Sell in Greece and
Cyprus
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NEWS
- September 18, 2007
FDA
Accepts Samaritan's Cushing's SP-6300 IND and Clears Phase
II Study
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NEWS
- September 07, 2007
The
Samaritan Innovative Science Foundation Participating in Macy's
Passport In-Store Fundraiser
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NEWS
- August 28, 2007
Audio
Interview with Dr. Janet Greeson
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NEWS
- August 24, 2007
Samaritan
to Talk Up Its Alzheimer’s, HIV & Stem Cell Drugs
on NBC Affiliate KVBC Channel 3 |
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NEWS
- August 21, 2007
Samaritan
Licenses Tumor Inhibiting Cancer Drugs That Also Distinguish
Cancerous Tumors to Improve On Chemotherapy |
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NEWS
- August 16, 2007
Samaritan
Licenses Method to Identify Novel Anti-Tumor Drugs to Increase
Cancer Compounds in Pipeline |
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NEWS
- August 14, 2007
Samaritan's
Novel Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer's is Granted Patent by
European Patent Office |
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NEWS
- August 8, 2007
Georgetown
University and Samaritan Sign Exclusive Licensing Agreement
for Novel Treatment of Cushing's Syndrome |
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NEWS
- August 1, 2007
Samaritan's
Chief Drug Development Officer to Present Lead Alzheimer's Drug
At 12th IBC World Congress |
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NEWS
- July 30, 2007
Samaritan
Exclusively Licenses Innovative Blood Diagnostic to Uncover
Whether Breast Tumor is Cancer |
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NEWS
- July 25, 2007
Samaritan
Therapeutics Signs Research Collaboration and Licensing Agreement
With The Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre |
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NEWS
- July 24, 2007
Samaritan
Licenses Exclusive Rights to Infectious Disease Compounds From
Georgetown University |
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NEWS
- July 20, 2007
Samaritan
Announces Positive Preliminary Results in a Phase IIb Study
for Its Novel Oral HIV Entry Inhibitor |
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NEWS
- July 17, 2007
Saul
Albom interviews Richard Brown, the Investor Relations Specialist
for Samaritan Pharmaceuticals. |
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NEWS
- July 17, 2007
VALUERICH
Magazine’s Goodwill Hunting Article Identifies Samaritan
Foundation’s BioFuture Bus as the “Magic Bus”
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NEWS
- July 10, 2007
Samaritan's
Alzheimer's Drug Caprospinol Suggests Brain May be Able to Heal
From Alzheimer's Disease |
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NEWS
- June 12, 2007
Nationally
Recognized M.D. Joins Samaritan Pharmaceuticals' Board of Directors |
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NEWS
- June 07, 2007
Samaritan
in Collaboration With UCSD Awarded NIH Grant for the Continued
Development of Samaritan's Compounds to Suppress HIV Viral Replication
and Prevent Neuronal Damage |
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NEWS
- May 29, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma: Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic Patent Issued
in Australia |
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NEWS
- May 22, 2007
Shire
Human Genetic Therapies AB Signs Exclusive Marketing and Distribution
Deal with Samaritan to Launch REPLAGAL® for Fabry Disease
in Greece and Cyprus |
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NEWS
- May 15, 2007
Samaritan
Breast Cancer Diagnostic Issued U.S. Patent |
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NEWS
- May 3, 2007
Samaritan
Announces Positive Data in Nonclinical (IND) In-Vitro Studies
for Promising Alzheimer's Drug |
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NEWS
- May 1, 2007
Samaritan
to Present Novel Alzheimer's Drug Caprospinol (SP-233) at Bio
International Convention 2007 |
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NEWS
- April 10, 2007
Samaritan
Announces the Granting of European Patent for New Type of Cardiovascular
Plaque Clearing Drug SP-1000 |
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NEWS
- April 5, 2007
AMEX
Panel Grants Samaritan Continued AMEX Listing Pursuant to May
31st Extension to Allow for 10Q Filing... |
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NEWS
- March 22, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma Partners PII HIV Drug to Pharmaplaz; Upfront Payment
$10 Million |
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MAGAZINE
ARTICLE - March 23, 2007
Good
Samaritans Focus on Alzheimer's
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NEWS
- March 08, 2007
Samaritan
In-Licensed AMPHOCIL® Awarded 94 Percent Price Increase
With Pricing Approval in Greece
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NEWS
- March 05, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma Strategically Advances Its Promising Alzheimer's Drug
Caprospinol (SP-233)
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NEWS
- March 01, 2007
Audio
Interview with Dr. Janet Greeson
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NEWS
- March 01, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma Completes Acquisition of Metastatin Pharmaceuticals
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NEWS
- February 26, 2007
Samaritan
to Distribute Shire Drug in Greece and Cyprus
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NEWS
- February 26, 2007
Shire
plc Signs Marketing Agreement With Samaritan Pharma
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NEWS
- February 22, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma Files Patent to Protect SP-04 as Bioterrorism Nerve
Gas Antidote
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NEWS
- February 6, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma Aims At SP-6300 as New Innovative Treatment for Cushing's
Syndrome
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NEWS
- January 25, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma's SP-10 Hip on Hep C - (Hepatitis C Virus)
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NEWS
- January 22, 2007
Breath
of Life Product In-Licensed to Samaritan Pharma
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NEWS
- January 16, 2007
Samaritan
Pharma In-Licenses Rights to Promote and Sell Six of Molteni's
Prescription Drugs for Pain, Drug Addiction and Anesthesia
in Greece and Cyprus
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