Achieve: Granted patent for smoking cessation

 Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHV), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to the global development and commercialization of cytisinicline for smoking cessation and nicotine dependence, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 11,459,328 covering the mesylate salt formulation of cytisinicline and the process for its development.

“Continuing to expand our intellectual patent portfolio around cytisinicline further protects our nicotine dependence franchise,” commented John Bencich, Chief Executive Officer of Achieve. “Including this latest issuance, our family of patents protecting cytisinicline is now 18, including exclusivity until 2040 for the novel 3.0 mg, three-times daily dosing regimen that has been shown to be effective and very well-tolerated in our Phase 3 clinical development program.”

Cytisinicline is a plant-based alkaloid with a high binding affinity to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Achieve continues to pursue numerous patents that will further enhance the product’s stability and the potential for life cycle expansion via varying methods of administration.

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