Ceek and Lupin Sign a Marketing Agreement to Improve OB/GYN and Patient Exam Experience with the Nella® Products

PORTLAND, Ore., June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceek Women's Health (Ceek), the women-led, groundbreaking medical device company and Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc., the US sales and marketing subsidiary of Lupin Limited (Lupin), announced an agreement to add the Nella women's health products to Lupin's promotional offering in the United States.  Under the promotional arrangement, Lupin's sales representatives will detail and demonstrate Ceek products including the Nella NuSpec (the Smarter Reusable Vaginal Speculum), VuSleeve, and VuLight products, alongside Lupin Women's Health flagship product, Solosec^® (secnidazole) 2g oral granules indicated for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common vaginal infection in adult women.16  

Offering the first meaningful update to the vaginal speculum in nearly 150 years, the Nella NuSpec which will launch shortly, is the result of extensive prototyping and research to change the patient experience during gynecological exams.  The VuSleeve and the VuLight are accessories to the speculum designed to provide easy visualization and access to the cervix.  The Nella products are designed to improve the quality of care for all women as well as in specific segments, including adolescents, transgender patients, rape or trauma patients, post-menopausal women, and cancer survivors. Ceek has been the recipient of three prestigious product design awards including the 2020 Red Dot Award, the 2020 iF Award, and the 2019 Core77 Notable Design Award.

"We have dedicated ourselves to pioneering quality women's health products that are transforming gynecological care and improving the exam experience for all patients," said Fahti Khosrowshahi, CEO and Founder of Ceek. "We are very proud to partner with Lupin to introduce our products to their network of obstetricians and gynecologists, allowing us to offer more options to a greater range of patients than previously thought possible." Jon Stelzmiller, President - Specialty Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. added, "We share the same sentiment and commitment to women's health as Ceek, making it that much more meaningful as we add these ground-breaking and innovative offerings to our providers and patients."

Lupin Women's Health flagship product, Solosec will also be a part of the offering. Solosec^® 2g oral granules, a single-dose therapy for bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal infection in the U.S., affecting more than 20 million women between the ages of 14 and 49 annually.

Solosec^® was designed to be easy to take for patients with BV, with one oral dose containing a full course of treatment.^[i] After one dose, Solosec^® continues to treat BV for four days without any alcohol restriction ? in vitro drug alcohol studies show Solosec^® does not inhibit the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol.8 In a survey answered by 85 women who completed Solosec^®  treatment, 9 out of 10 were satisfied, very satisfied, or extremely satisfied with the result of their Solosec^® treatment, and would recommend to a friend with BV that they speak to their doctor about Solosec^®.^[ii]

About Ceek
About Ceek Women's Health: Ceek Women's Health is a groundbreaking medical device company committed to improving women's healthcare experiences by introducing innovative products for better pelvic exams. Founded in 2015, Ceek was inspired by founder Fahti Khosrowshahi's personal experience enduring infertility treatment. Realizing that many of the devices used in gynecological care are antiquated, Fahti started Ceek to modernize tools and help women receive the care they deserve. Ceek creates new medical devices by bringing women's perspectives to the table, updating care in a way that listens to and recognizes the needs of both the patients and clinicians.

For more information, please visit: https://ceekwomenshealth.com/

About Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the U.S. based wholly owned subsidiary of Lupin Limited, and is the 3rd largest pharmaceutical company in the U.S. based on total prescriptions. Together, all Lupin-owned entities combine to make up the 8th largest generic pharmaceutical company in the world by revenue size. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is dedicated to delivering high-quality medications across many treatment areas. Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s branded pharmaceuticals division, is the provider of products designed to help prevent and manage women's health conditions with serious health consequences.  Please visit www.lupin.com for more information. 

INDICATION
SOLOSEC^® (secnidazole) 2 g oral granules is a 5-nitroimidazole antimicrobial agent indicated for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in adult women.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Solosec^® is a single-dose therapy for oral use. The entire contents of SOLOSEC^® packet should be sprinkled onto applesauce, yogurt or pudding and consumed once within 30 minutes without chewing or crunching the granules. SOLOSEC^® is not intended to be dissolved in any liquid.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

• Solosec^® is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to secnidazole, other ingredients of the formulation, or other nitroimidazole derivatives.
• Vulvo-vaginal candidiasis may develop with Solosec^® and require treatment with an antifungal agent.
• Potential risk of carcinogenicity is unknown and has not been studied. Carcinogenicity has been seen in rodents chronically treated with nitroimidazole derivatives, which are structurally related to secnidazole. Chronic use should be avoided.
• Breastfeeding is not recommended. Patients should discontinue breastfeeding for 96 hours after administration of Solosec^®.
• Most common adverse reactions observed in clinical trials (incidence ? 2%) were vulvovaginal candidiasis, headache, nausea, dysgeusia, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vulvovaginal pruritus.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at
1-844-SOLOSEC (1-844-765-6732) or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch

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Solosec^® is a registered trademark owned by Lupin Inc.

[i] SOLOSEC^® [prescribing information]. Baltimore, MD: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc; 2017.

[ii] Data on file. Experience Program: Post Treatment Patient Survey data (May 2019-Sep 2019). Prepared September 2019. (LPSO-23506). Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

SOURCE Ceek Women's Health