IntelGenx Provides Regulatory Update for Xiromed-Partnered Development Candidate, Buprenorphine Buccal Film

SAINT LAURENT, Quebec, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IntelGenx Corp. (TSX:IGX)(OTCQB:IGXT) (the "Company" or "IntelGenx") today provided a regulatory update on Buprenorphine Buccal Film, for which an abbreviated new drug application ("ANDA") has been filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA" or the "Agency") by its co-developer, Chemo Research SL, through its agent and affiliate, Xiromed LLC ("Xiromed").

As previously announced, Xiromed received a Complete Response Letter ("CRL") from the FDA in April 2023. In response to the CRL, Xiromed submitted to the FDA an Amendment to the ANDA, requesting priority review. In an Amendment Acknowledgement received from the FDA by Xiromed, the FDA granted priority review with a Generic Drug User Fee Act ("GDUFA") goal date for review of the Amendment of March 8, 2024, unless the Agency determines that an inspection is required. Alternatively, if the FDA determines that an inspection is required, the GDUFA goal date is July 8, 2024.

"We are pleased with our partner Xiromed's prompt and fulsome response to the CRL, and are looking forward to the Agency's decision," commented Dwight Gorham, IntelGenx's CEO. "Given the recent pre-approval inspection in March 2023 and subsequent approval of our Rizatriptan oral film, we are optimistic that the FDA will decide to review this Amendment without the need for an additional inspection of our facility."

About Buprenorphine Buccal Film

Buprenorphine Buccal Film, which incorporates IntelGenx's VersaFilm^® technology in a novel formulation, is a generic version of Belbuca^®, an opioid that is used to manage chronic pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term treatment with an opioid, when other pain treatments are inadequate. Approved by the FDA in 2015, Belbuca^® is applied to the oral or buccal mucosa every 12 hours and comes in seven strengths ranging from 0.075 mg to 0.9 mg.

About Xiromed

Xiromed LLC, located in Florham Park, NJ, is the U.S. generic division of Insud Pharma, S.L., a global pharmaceutical group headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Xiromed is focused on developing and commercializing high quality generic pharmaceutical products for the US market. In addition to its commercial portfolio of generics available in the U.S., Xiromed has a robust development portfolio of generic pharmaceutical products in various stages of development, including injectable, inhalation and complex generic products. Learn more at http://www.xiromed.com/usa.

About IntelGenx

IntelGenx is a leading drug delivery company focused on the development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical films.

IntelGenx's superior film technologies, including VersaFilm^®, DisinteQtm, VetaFilm^® and transdermal VevaDermtm, allow for next generation pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs. IntelGenx's innovative product pipeline offers significant benefits to patients and physicians for many therapeutic conditions.

IntelGenx's highly skilled team provides comprehensive pharmaceuticals services to pharmaceutical partners, including R&D, analytical method development, clinical monitoring, IP and regulatory services. IntelGenx's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility offers full service by providing lab-scale to pilot- and commercial-scale production, as well as other CDMO services. For more information, visit www.intelgenx.com.

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