Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. (IPCI)

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Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. (OTCQB: IPCIF and TSX: IPCI) ("Intellipharmaceutics" or the "Company,") a pharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development and manufacture of novel and generic controlled-release and targeted-release oral solid dosage drugs, announced today that it has been advised by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) that the FDA “is postponing product-specific advisory committee meetings for opioid analgesics,” including the one previously scheduled to discuss the Intellipharmaceutics New Drug Applications (“NDA”), “while it continues to consider a number of scientific and policy issues relating to this class of drugs.” According to the FDA, the reason for the postponement is not unique to our product and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug products Advisory Committee (“AADPAC”) meeting earlier planned by the FDA, to discuss our NDA will be rescheduled at a future date.
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The FDA strikes again.