Anesta Corp. Conference Call Today - 1/18/00.Business Editors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 9:00a Eastern Tuesday (1/18/00) Anesta Corp. (Nasdaq: NSTA NSTA National Science Teachers Association NSTA National School Transportation Association NSTA National Spasmodic Torticollis Association NSTA National Substitute Teachers Alliance (Fresno, California) ) will host a teleconference call for investors at 9:00 am Eastern today, Tuesday, January 18, 2000. To participate please call 877/679-9045 prior to start time. Anesta is a leader in the development of new oral transmucosal pharmaceutical products. The company's principal product is Actiq(R), (oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate fentanyl citrate n. A narcotic analgesic used as a supplementary analgesic agent in general anesthesia. fentanyl citrate Warning - High-alert drug! Sublimaze ), which was launched in the United States on March 31, 1999. Actiq is marketed and manufactured by Abbott Laboratories in the US under a license agreement with Anesta. In August 1999, Anesta UK LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability submitted a Marketing Approval Application for Actiq in the United Kingdom. Anesta currently has seven investigational product candidates in clinical development: OTS-nicotine for smoking cessations, OTS-fentanyl for acute pain management, OTS-etomidate for short-acting sedations, OTS-piroxicam as a non-opioid analgesic analgesic (ăn'əljē`zĭk), any of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. Analgesic drugs include the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, narcotic drugs such as morphine, and synthetic drugs , OTS-droperidol as an anti-emetic, OTS-prochlorperazine for nausea and vomiting Nausea and Vomiting Definition Nausea is the sensation of being about to vomit. Vomiting, or emesis, is the expelling of undigested food through the mouth. , and OTS-scopolamine for motion sickness. |
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