Company Profile

Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc
Profile last edited on: 12/14/2023      CAGE: 6ZMA1      UEI: QBFKBYCMM2Z2

Business Identifier: Abuse-resistant products for pain and nasal congestion
Year Founded
1935
First Award
2014
Latest Award
2014
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

616 N North Court Suite 120
Palatine, IL 60067
   (847) 705-7709
   N/A
   www.acurapharm.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 05
County: Cook

Public Profile

Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical companyy involved in development of products to address medication abuse and misuse utilizing its proprietary Aversion and Impede technologies. The company offers Oxaydo tablets, a Schedule II narcotic indicated for the management of acute and chronic moderate to pain; and Nexafed products, which are pseudoephedrine and acetaminophen tablets for the use as nasal decongestants in various non-prescription and prescription cold, sinus, and allergy products. It has seven additional opioid products, including hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen, hydromorphone HCl, methadone HCl, morphine sulfate, oxycodone HCl/acetaminophen, oxymorphone HCl, and tramadol HCl tablets utilizing Aversion technology in various stages of development. The company has collaboration and license agreements with Egalet US, Inc.; Egalet Ltd.; and Egalet Corporation to manufacture and commercialize Oxaydo products worldwide.

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
15-19
Revenue Range
1.5M-2M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Publicly Traded
Stock Info
NASDAQ : ACUR
IP Holdings
50-74

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2014 1 NIH $299,694
Project Title: A Proposal To Develop A Self-Regulating Hydromorphone Tablet To Deter Excess Oral

Key People / Management

  Robert B Jones -- Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Director

  Albert W Brzeczko -- VP of Technical Affairs

  Peter A Clemens -- Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP and Sec.

  James Emigh -- Vp, Corporate Development

  J Bradley Rivet -- VP of Marketing

  Robert A Seiser -- VP, Treasurer and Corp. Controller

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