Pharma News; BioSante Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BPAX) Reports Teva New Drug Application (NDA) for Testosterone Gel, Bio-T-Gel™

New Drug Application (NDA) Accepted for filing by FDA

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - April 13, 2011 (Investorideas.com newswire) - Pharma stock news; BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPAX) reports a New Drug Application (NDA) has been accepted for filing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following submission in January 2011 by a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:TEVA). The FDA has assigned a PDUFA date of November 14, 2011. The PDUFA date is the target date for the FDA to complete its review of the NDA.

Bio-T-Gel is a testosterone gel for the treatment of male hypogonadism or low testosterone levels. Bio-T-Gel was developed initially by BioSante, and then it was licensed to Teva for late stage clinical development. Teva is responsible for all Bio-T-Gel regulatory and marketing activities. BioSante will receive certain milestone payments and royalties upon commercialization. The current U.S. market for male testosterone products is over $1.2 billion.
"We are extremely excited by Teva's NDA filing of Bio-T-Gel," said Stephen M. Simes, BioSante's president & CEO. "We are confident that Teva has the expertise and resources to capture significant market share once Bio-T-Gel is launched. We look forward to receiving milestone payments and royalties on Bio-T-Gel after approval and launch."
About Male Hypogonadism
Typically, a man's testosterone level is considered low if it's below a level of approximately 300 ng/dL. Low testosterone can be caused by a signaling problem that occurs between the brain and the testes that causes the production of testosterone to drop below normal. Low testosterone also can occur when the body can't make normal levels of testosterone and can lead to a medical condition known as hypogonadism that has many symptoms including fatigue, decreased energy, reduced sexual desire and depressed mood.
It is estimated that low testosterone affects more than 4 to 5 million men in the U.S. Common symptoms include reduced sex drive, decreased energy, loss of body hair or reduced shaving, and depressed mood. There is no cure for hypogonadism. It is a medical condition that usually requires ongoing treatment.
About BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BioSante is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for female sexual health and oncology. BioSante's lead products include LibiGel® (transdermal testosterone gel) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) which is in Phase III clinical development under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special Protocol Assessment. BioSante also is developing a portfolio of cancer vaccines, four of which have been granted Orphan Drug designation, and are currently in several Phase II clinical trials. Other products in development are Bio-T-Gel™, a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism licensed to Teva Pharmaceuticals and an oral contraceptive in Phase II clinical development using BioSante patented technology. The company also is seeking opportunities for its other technologies. Additional information is available online at: www.biosantepharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
To the extent any statements made in this news release deal with information that is not historical, these are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about BioSante's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and products, the timing of anticipated regulatory submissions and other statements identified by words such as "will," "potential," "could," "can," "believe," "intends," "continue," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "may," other words of similar meaning or the use of future dates. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Uncertainties and risks may cause BioSante's actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by BioSante's forward-looking statements. For BioSante, particular uncertainties and risks include, among others, the difficulty of developing pharmaceutical products, obtaining regulatory and other approvals and achieving market acceptance; the marketing success of BioSante's licensees or sublicensees; the success of clinical testing; and BioSante's need for and ability to obtain additional financing. More detailed information on these and additional factors that could affect BioSante's actual results are described in BioSante's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release. BioSante undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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