Arcion Receives U.S. Patent for Topical Therapy for Chronic Pain

Arcion Therapeutics, a Baltimore-based clinical stage biotechnology company, received notice of allowance for a U.S. patent for its high-strength gel formulation of topical lidocaine, called ARC-2022, for pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia and shingles, according to a company news release.

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ARC-2022 contains lidocaine in a 40 percent concentration in a clear, water-based gel that can be applied directly to painful skin areas of the body. The treatment showed effectiveness in a single-dose phase 1 pharmacokinetic study in adult patients with post-herpetic neuralgia.

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