PORTAGE, Ind., July 6 /PRNewswire/ — MonoSol Rx announced today that it had completed the registration of both its Portage Indiana manufacturing facility as well as its Kingsport Tennessee development facility with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle controlled substances. The Company's development facility has been registered for schedules II-V; the Company's manufacturing facility has been registered for schedules III-V controlled substances.
These registrations complement other developments in the Company's infrastructure including the bringing of packaging in-house as well as the inauguration of the Company's analytical capabilities. These registrations will allow the Company to scale up active projects dealing with controlled substances.
Debra Belmonte, DEA Coordinator, commented: "The Portage manufacturing facility provides security for all controlled substances on the premises and our documentation processes are appropriate for registration requirements and ongoing compliance. The support and knowledge of everyone at MonoSol Rx was vital to our success in obtaining DEA registrations." Ms. Belmonte joined MonoSol Rx in March 2006 from Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals.
About MonoSol Rx LLC
MonoSol Rx is a leading drug delivery company that uses film as a fast-dissolve oral drug delivery platform. MonoSol Rx LLC's manufacturing facility is located in Portage, Indiana. MonoSol Rx previously acquired substantially all of the assets of Kosmos Pharma, including its extensive oral film intellectual property portfolio. MonoSol Rx's film oral dosage form looks like a postage stamp and dissolves readily on the tongue to deliver drugs to a patient, replacing the use of conventional tablets and capsules. MonoSol Rx currently markets a variety of products together with its marketing partners.
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