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Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals Anticipates Continued Growth in 2008
Thursday December 27, 10:15
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Management
Proves Their Ability to
Persist on Successful Path in 2007
- Advanced
Three Promising Breakthrough Drugs On Human Clinical
Trial Path
- Successfully
In-Licensed 11 Specialty Prescription Drugs for Sales
in Greece and Eastern Europe to Generate Sustaining
Research Revenue
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, announces Samaritan management has proven
their ability to continue on a successful path to commercial
breakthrough drugs and Samaritan's 2008 prognosis looks
good.
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| "We
have made significant advancements this year in
our ongoing clinical development programs and
the successful launch of our new international
distribution business,''
Dr.
Janet Greeson
CEO Samaritan Pharmaceuticals |
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During
the year, Samaritan remained focused on developing and commercializing
its robust clinical pipeline of innovative therapeutic drugs.
The Company has made considerable progress in advancing its
late stage HIV drug SP-01A through two Phase II monotherapy
trials, advancing its promising memory restoring Alzheimer's
drug in preparation for Phase I human trials and its stress
hormone modulating drug for high cortisol Cushing's disease.
Samaritan also made considerable progress in its new pharmaceutical
distribution business in Greece and Eastern Europe, through
the in licensing of 11 specialty drugs. Through this new entity,
the Company is now generating revenue and supporting its clinical
development programs.
"We
have made significant advancements this year in our ongoing
clinical development programs and the successful launch of
our new international distribution business,'' commented Dr.
Janet Greeson, Chief Executive Officer. "We believe that
there is significant growth potential in Greece and Eastern
Europe for our in-licensed specialty prescription drugs and
will move forward with increasing revenues in the division
through the in-licensing of additional products. Our clinical
development programs are moving forward as well. We look forward
to providing updates on the phase III. 2008 should prove to
be a very busy year with growth in the distribution business
and developments in our clinical programs. We will update
our shareholders accordingly.''
Samaritan
has three strategies to drive revenue growth, support clinical
trials, and ultimately generate profit. The strategies include,
the out-licensing of drugs that offer a substantial benefit
to patients compared to what is already on the market to major
Pharma, the in-licensing of approved drugs for our niche territories
of Greece and Eastern Europe to generate sell sustaining revenue,
and making every shareholder dollar count by utilizing in-house
expertise to conserve precious capital.
Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals: "Transforming Today's Science Into Tomorrow's
Cures...''
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 infectious disease
drug 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
Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kristi Eads
702-735-7001
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