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Cara Therapeutics wins new US patent

Cara Therapeutics has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued new patent under its Accelerated Examination Program.

The patent covers Cara’s second generation, peripherally-selective kappa opioid receptor agonist compounds.

These compounds include CR845, currently completing a Phase I clinical trial and in development for injectable and oral delivery for the treatment of acute and chronic pain of visceral, inflammatory and neuropathic origin, and for the treatment of pruritis, a common disorder associated with several diseases and conditions.