Company's Canalevia®-CA1 prescription drug is FDA conditionally approved for treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) in dogs and is the first and only treatment for CID in dogs to receive any type of approval from FDA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 5, 2024 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) ("Jaguar") is proud to be celebrating National Service Dog Month, a time devoted to raising awareness and showing appreciation for the extraordinary work service dogs do every day for the people in their care.
"September is National Service Dog Month. Service dogs are incredible working animals who enable people to live more independently and enjoy a better quality of life. In some cases, service dogs can be the difference between life and death," said Lisa Conte, Jaguar's founder, president, and CEO. "These qualities align with Jaguar's mission of providing supportive care to people and dogs suffering from complex disease states like cancer."
Canalevia®-CA1, Jaguar's U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditionally approved prescription drug product for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) in dogs, is available on Chewy and from veterinarians across the U.S. By prescription only, Canalevia-CA1 is a canine-specific formulation of crofelemer, Jaguar's novel, oral plant-based product sustainably harvested from the Croton lechleri tree.
"Our deep commitment to supportive cancer care is a core message of our ongoing "Make Cancer Less Shitty" campaign, which seeks to broadly acknowledge the rigors of both short-term and perpetual cancer treatments for metastatic patients. We thankfully now live in the age of targeted therapies for cancer treatment, and thanks to these amazing drugs, cancer patients and metastatic cancer patients are living longer - 5, 10, 20 years longer - frequently rendering cancer a chronic ailment with which to live," Conte said. "The "Make Cancer Less Shitty" campaign allows cancer patients to share their voices and stories - their lived experience. We launched the campaign with three remarkable patient ambassadors, and you can find their stories and our commitment on the campaign website: makecancerlessshitty.com. The primary social media channel for the campaign is X, under the handle cancersuckless."
About the Jaguar Health Family of Companies
Jaguar Health, Inc. (Jaguar) is a commercial stage pharmaceuticals company focused on developing novel proprietary prescription medicines sustainably derived from plants from rainforest areas for people and animals with gastrointestinal distress, specifically associated with overactive bowel, which includes symptoms such as chronic debilitating diarrhea, urgency, bowel incontinence, and cramping pain. Jaguar family company Napo Pharmaceuticals (Napo) focuses on developing and commercializing human prescription pharmaceuticals for essential supportive care and management of neglected gastrointestinal symptoms across multiple complicated disease states. Napo's crofelemer is FDA-approved under the brand name Mytesi® for the symptomatic relief of noninfectious diarrhea in adults with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy. Jaguar family company Napo Therapeutics is an Italian corporation Jaguar established in Milan, Italy in 2021 focused on expanding crofelemer access in Europe and specifically for orphan and/or rare diseases. Jaguar Animal Health is a Jaguar tradename. Magdalena Biosciences, a joint venture formed by Jaguar and Filament Health Corp. that emerged from Jaguar's Entheogen Therapeutics Initiative (ETI), is focused on developing novel prescription medicines derived from plants for mental health indications.
For more information about:
Jaguar Health, visit https://jaguar.health
Napo Pharmaceuticals, visit www.napopharma.com
Napo Therapeutics, visit napotherapeutics.com
Magdalena Biosciences, visit magdalenabiosciences.com
Visit the Make Cancer Less Shitty patient advocacy program at makecancerlessshitty.com and on X, Facebook & Instagram
Important Safety Information About Canalevia-CA1
For oral use in dogs only. Not for use in humans. Keep Canalevia-CA1 (crofelemer delayed-release tablets) in a secure location out of reach of children and other animals. Consult a physician in case of accidental ingestion by humans. Do not use in dogs that have a known hypersensitivity to crofelemer. Prior to using Canalevia-CA1, rule out infectious etiologies of diarrhea. Canalevia-CA1 is a conditionally approved drug indicated for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in dogs. The most common adverse reactions included decreased appetite, decreased activity, dehydration, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Use only as directed. It is a violation of Federal law to use this product other than as directed in the labeling.Conditionally approved by FDA pending a full demonstration of effectiveness under application number 141-552.
Forward-Looking Statements
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