Worthless. Should be written down to ZERO Branded Generic Pharmaceuticals
Under the terms of the EcoGen Agreement, Scarlett and its affiliate agreed to surrender to the Company 10 million shares of RedHawk’s then outstanding common stock, transfer to RedHawk Pharma approximately $300,000 of EcoGen’s preferred stock plus, other consideration in exchange for RedHawk Pharma assuming approximately $370,000 of obligations due to EcoGen.
A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is substantially equivalent to a brand name product in dosage, strength, route of administration, quality, performance and intended use. Although they may not be associated with a particular company, generic drugs are subject to government regulations in the countries where they are dispensed. A generic drug must contain the same active ingredients as the original brand name formulation. In most cases, generic drugs become available after the patent afforded to a drug’s original developer expires. Once generic drugs enter the market, competition often leads to substantially lower prices for both the brand name drug and its generic equivalents. Clinicians in the United Kingdom are encouraged to write prescriptions for patent protected drugs by their generic name in preparation for such drugs losing their patent protected status, with the prescribed drug being dispensed to the patient by a community pharmacy. Pharmacists are obligated by law to dispense the brand that is written, should the clinician not use the generic name when prescribing a particular treatment, with all drugs being dispensed against a set tariff pricing structure. The pharmacist therefore procures the generic drug at the lowest available price from the wholesale supply chain, who in turn procures the lowest priced drug from any available manufacturer, ensuring that the generic drug market in the United Kingdom is purely driven by cost. The legal obligation on United Kingdom pharmacists to dispense a branded product if that is so prescribed presents the opportunity for the branded generic strategy of EcoGen. With a portfolio of widely prescribed generic drugs listed as trademarked branded generics, EcoGen can offer significant budgetary savings when compared to standard generics by offering these branded generics for sale at a price below the listed generic tariff. With UK Commissioning Groups (“CCG’s) being driven to find savings across their budgets where possible, we believe EcoGen’s branded generic strategy has been met favorably. Currently, we hold licenses to manufacture and sell Paracetamol, Glipizide and Omeprazole.
Paracetamol – Paracetamol is a pain reliever and a fever reducer used to treat many conditions such as headache, muscle aches, arthritis, backache, toothaches, colds, and fever.
Glipizide – Glipizide is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels by helping the pancreas produce insulin. Glipizide is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Omeprazole – Omeprazole is used to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach in order to treat gastric or duodenal ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erosive esophagitis and hypersecretory conditions. Omeprazole is used to treat stomach infections caused by Helicobacter pylori bacteria.
We have sold our branded generic drugs to approximately five of the approximately 225 CCG’s through an exclusive distribution agreement with Alliance Healthcare. As we continue to develop our marketing strategy, expand our team of sales representatives and increase the line of pharmaceutical and medical device products offered to the CCG’s, we expect to capitalize on our distribution agreement with Alliance Healthcare.
