Petros Pharmaceuticals (PTPI)
Builds SaaS and SaMD tools for prescription-to-OTC drug switches.
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Petros Pharmaceuticals Announces Deconsolidation of Metuchen Pharmaceuticals Subsidiary, Strengthening its Balance Sheet and Improving the Company's Equity Position
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2025 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over the counter ("OTC") drug development programs, today announces the strategic deconsolidation of its wholly owned subsidiary, Metuchen Pharmaceuticals LLC ("Metuchen"), including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Timm Medical Technologies, Inc. and Pos-T-Vac, LLC, from its consolidated balance sheet, effective beginning in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2025. This move is expected to significantly improve Petros' financial position, increasing stockholders' equity and materially reducing consolidated debt.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Partnership with Market Leading Big Data Provider Implementing Key Enhancements to its AI Platform
Company continues to innovate and develop its SaaS-based platform to facilitate Rx-to-OTC switch in line with recent President Trump Executive Order NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2025 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over the counter ("OTC") drug development programs, today announces it has implemented multiple enhancements to its developing AI platform, which is expected to improve processing and fraud detection and provide a better overall experience. The AI Platform is expected to be a key component of the Company's recently announced SaaS-based technology, integrating Petros' Software as a Medical Device ("SaMD") proprietary solution, which is being designed to help facilitate expanding access for established prescription drugs by bringing them over the counter.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Developing First-in-Industry SaaS Platform Utilizing AI and Electronic Health Records Intended to Facilitate Rx-OTC Switches
Licensable platform intended to facilitate industry compliance with President Trump's recent Executive Order to expand access to medicines through OTC approvals under his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 1, 2025 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over the counter ("OTC") drug development programs, today announces a concerted effort toward evolving into a smart healthcare technology company through the development of a SaaS platform designed to complement its proprietary web application (also known as a Software as a Medical Device, or SaMD). The licensable platform is being designed to integrate key cloud-based components, including AI, electronic health records, cybersecurity and others to provide potential prescription treatments and pharmaceutical sponsors with a commercially viable and enterprise scaled platform.
Petros Proprietary Technology Platform Aligns with April 15, 2025 President Trump Executive Order Advancing Rx-to-OTC Reclassification Reforms
Company's AI and Big Data technology positioned to drive strong industry collaboration Company also announces certain corporate actions NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 29, 2025 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over the counter ("OTC") drug development programs, today highlights President Trump's April 15, 2025 Executive Order, titled, "Lowering Drug Prices By Once Again Putting Americans First" (the "Executive Order"), as a demonstration that the Company's recent strategic shift is well timed to the current regulatory climate, where Petros believes it has already made significant advancements. Petros' development of its Big Data and AI-driven software-as-a-Medical Device platform presents an important opportunity for the pharmaceutical industry to contribute to the lowering of drug prices while utilizing an emerging, yet proven, methodology that conforms with FDA guidance to ensure a safe transition from Rx to OTC.
Petros Pharmaceuticals' Proprietary Technology Demonstrates Positive Data in Pivotal Study
Proprietary technology utilizing AI and big data integrations to enable Rx to OTC switch candidates across multiple indications NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 25, 2025 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the-counter ("OTC") drug development programs, announces top-line results of its expanded Application Comprehension ("App Comp") study, which determines consumer comprehension of its unique messaging within its proprietary Technology. In the study, the Company's technology facilitated consumer's understanding of designated critical objectives (with a success threshold of 90% or 85% based on clinical significance of the objective).
Petros Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of $9.6 Million Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 18, 2025 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the-counter ("OTC") drug development programs, today announces the pricing of a public offering of approximately 40,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock ("Common Stock"), par value $0.0001 per share (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), with each share of Common Stock (or pre-funded warrant) accompanied by (i) a Series A Warrant to purchase 0.25 share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.48 per 0.25 share ("Series A Warrant") and (ii) a Series B Warrant to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.48 per share ("Series B Warrant"). The combined public offering price of each share of Common Stock together with the accompanying Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant is $0.24, and the combined public offering price of each pre-funded warrant together with the accompanying Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant is $0.2399, which represents the per share offering price for the Common Stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Strategically Positioned to Benefit as Technology Leader from Newly Approved FDA OTC Final Rules
Proprietary technology developing quantum computing and applying AI to better enable Rx to OTC switch candidates across multiple indications NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 7, 2025 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the-counter ("OTC") drug development programs, today announces its conducive position in connection with the recently issued final rule, "Nonprescription Drug Product with an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use" ("ACNU") by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") for companies seeking Rx-to-OTC switch for pharmaceutical products. The Company's recently announced shift in its primary business strategy was initially developed under guidance of earlier iterations of the rule, and the Company believes the final rule will help facilitate the development of its Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) concept, which is designed to serve the emerging self-care market.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Featured in “New Era of Healthcare, AI, Data and Consumer Empowerment”
Company positions itself for new innovation utilizing AI and quantum computing to help expand patient access to drugs via OTC access NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 19, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI) ("Petros" or the "Company"), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over the counter ("OTC") drug development programs, today announced that in a recent podcast, The Intelligent Leadership Podcast, titled, "The New Era of Healthcare, AI, Data and Consumer Empowerment," Petros President Fady Boctor discussed the Company's concerted efforts to develop its proprietary platform as a prospective technology driven Rx-to-OTC switch solution across a multitude of conditions and existing Rx only therapies. During the podcast, Boctor discussed Petros' technology tool development around a Drug Facts Label to self-select, as well as the utilization of AI to ensure safe engagement and access to a drug that has made the Rx-to-OTC switch.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Launches U.S. Distribution of Prescription ED Medication STENDRA Through Recently Announced Collaboration With Lemonaid Health, a Subsidiary of 23andMe
Lemonaid Health will offer customers more affordable access to branded ED medication STENDRA that may be taken as early as ~15 minutes prior to sexual activity (100mg and 200mg strengths only) [1] Please see Important Safety Information and study design below NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / May 14, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces the availability of all strengths of the Company's prescription erectile dysfunction (ED) medication, STENDRA (avanafil) on the telehealth platform Lemonaid Health, Inc. Lemonaid Health is a subsidiary of 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME), and a leading telemedicine provider. "With Lemonaid's nationwide distribution and industry leading track record of treating a significant number of ED patients across the country, we are excited to collaborate with Lemonaid Health in this expanded access initiative for STENDRA.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Expands Online Distribution for Prescription STENDRA(R) (avanafil) Through New Agreement with Lemonaid Health
Collaboration with leading telemedicine provider to offer marketing and distribution of STENDRA for Lemonaid Health's ED patients (Please see important safety information below) NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 23, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces a new collaboration with Lemonaid Health, leading telemedicine provider and a subsidiary of 23andMe, serving hundreds of thousands of patients with quality healthcare. As part of the collaboration, prescription STENDRA® (avanafil) in all strengths will be available through Lemonaid Health's telehealth platform.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Receives Positive Response from FDA Following Recent Demonstration of Technology Component in Pursuit of OTC Status for STENDRA(R) (avanafil)
(Please see important safety information below) NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Petros," or the "Company") (NASDAQ:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces it has received positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA," or the "Agency") following the FDA's informal review of Petros' technology component for self-selection as the Company endeavors to achieve OTC status for STENDRA. The Agency acknowledged that the technology addressed some of its concerns regarding the PDE5 inhibitor class in that context, particularly with regard to nitrate-using patients.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results in an Initial Cohort Two-Arm Self-Selection (Phase 2-Equivalent) Study for STENDRA(R) (avanafil) as it Pursues OTC Status
Nitrate patients subgroup demonstrated 100% correct self-selection when utilizing the web app technology with the drug facts label compared to 40% when using drug facts label alone (among 86% vs. 56% of all users) underscoring the significant potential benefits of technology assistance in an OTC setting (Please see important safety information below) NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 2, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces positive results of an initial cohort of its self-selection study comparing the use of a Drug Facts Label (DFL) alone to a DFL in combination with a web app (technology component).
Petros Pharmaceuticals Successfully Launches AI Tool In Collaboration with Multi-Billion-Dollar Software Provider
Petros begins enrollment in AI integrated Human Factors Study to optimize self-screening, continuing its efforts to make STENDRA (avanafil) the first erectile dysfunction medication to achieve OTC Status (Please see important safety information below) NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 19, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces it has successfully launched its artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed as a result of its collaboration with a multi-billion-dollar software developer. The tool is being integrated into the Company's web app being used for patient self-screening, which it is testing in its recently launched Human Factors study.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Enters into AI Licensing Agreement with Leading Multi-Billion-Dollar Software Provider
AI software expected to further enable Petros's efforts to make STENDRA the first ED product to be offered over the counter NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces a new partnership with a leading, multi-billion-dollar AI software provider to adapt its technology for self-screening and other benefits as part of the Company's ongoing efforts to bring STENDRA over the counter. The technology will be integrated into the core tool the Company has already developed as part of its Self-Selection Study, which is currently underway.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Announces Two Upcoming FDA Meetings to Review Progress and Path Forward for STENDRA(R) (avanafil) Rx-to-OTC Switch
FDA requests meeting to review the Company's technology component and discuss further development and requirements NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 24, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces it has scheduled two meetings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review the Company's progress and path forward in developing STENDRA as the first PDE-5 inhibitor approved as an over-the-counter medication for erectile dysfunction. (Please see Important Safety Information below.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Demonstrates Positive Results Following Successful Completion of Initial Cohort of Phase 2 Equivalent Self-Selection Study for STENDRA (avanafil) Rx-to-OTC Switch
Over 78% of technology-enabled subjects correctly self-selected vs. 56% using drug facts label alone demonstrating continued progress toward STENDRA® working to become the first erectile dysfunction medication to successfully achieve OTC status NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 17, 2024 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces the successful completion of the initial cohort of a Phase 2 equivalent Self-Selection Study (SSS).
Petros Pharmaceuticals Successfully Completes Important Study in Effort to Make STENDRA(R) (avanafil) the First Erectile Dysfunction Medication to Achieve OTC Status
Human Factor Study represents important component of FDA requirements for technology to pave way for STENDRA OTC approval NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2023 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces the completion of a Human Factors Study, whose objective was to assess the technology component developed to facilitate patient's access to its erectile dysfunction drug, STENDRA® (avanafil), associated with the Company's intended FDA application for prescription to OTC switch. The objective of the study was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the interface of a developmental technology tool, as well as potential use errors in critical tasks, such as navigating and reporting medical history, entering birth date and other key call to action prompts.
Petros Pharmaceuticals Partners with Blockbuster Cholesterol Drug(1) Crestor's (rosuvastatin) OTC Switch Technology Provider
Idea Evolver is the only provider to successfully complete Actual Use Trial for FDA review for Rx-to-OTC Switch Approval NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2023 / Petros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTPI), a company focused on expanding consumer access to medication through over-the- counter (OTC) drug development programs, announces its partnership with Idea Evolver (IE), a Technology platform for Rx-to-OTC switches and digital pharmaceutical launch solutions. The partnership will focus on developing an application to help facilitate the technology element for the Company's prescription to OTC switch for its erectile dysfunction drug STENDRA® (avanafil).