AcelRx presents ARX-04 data at ASRA annual meeting

The presentation featured the first data presented from the ARX-04 trial.
The presentation featured the first data presented from the ARX-04 trial. | File photo
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals presented results from its Phase 3 SAP303 study of ARX-04 at the 15th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA).
The presentation, which was part of the Emerging Technology Moderated Poster session, unveiled the results of the ARX-04 trial for the first time. The study was conducted on 140 patients under age 40 who had received a short-stay in-patient or out-patient procedure.
The first reported data from the ARX-04 trial came back in September, and showed that 49 percent of the patients experience a reduction in mean pain intensity. This was compared to the baseline numbers of 6.19 to 3.17 on a 0-10 rating scaled. The pain reduction was experienced during the first two hours of the administration of the medication with a duration of 12 hours. Patients began experiencing relief from their pain as early as 15 minutes after being dosed.