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Saniona Launches New Video Series to Highlight the Impact of Prader-Willi Syndrome and .
Saniona ABMay 10, 2021 GMT
PRESS RELEASE
May 10, 2021
Saniona (OMX: SANION), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, today announced its “Saniona’s Community Voices” video series, which will feature the voices of people living with rare diseases, their caregivers and their medical professionals. The series will launch during the month of May, which is both Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Brain Tumor Awareness Month and will begin by spotlighting the impact of these conditions on patients and their families.
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. Saniona anticipates that addressing these requests will delay the start of the Phase 2b trials of Tesomet for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and hypothalamic obesity (HO) into the second half of 2021.
Tesomet is an investigational fixed-dose combination of tesofensine (a triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor) and metoprolol (a beta-1 selective blocker). In preparation for Phase 2b through Phase 3 clinical trials and eventual commercialization, Saniona has taken multiple steps to optimize the manufacturing of Tesomet, including transitioning from tablets to capsules. The company chose to utilize a capsule form because some individuals with PWS and HO have a tendency to chew tablets, which would disrupt the performance of the fixed-dose combination. The Tesomet capsules contain the two active ingredients as microspheres, which are expected to minimize the impact of chewing or biting. Additionally, capsules are generally easier to swallow than tablets and facilitate the dev