** Shares of pharmaceutical firm NLSP.O jumps 75.2% to
$2.1, their highest in more than a month and on course for their
best day since March 2021
** Co announces patent issuance in the United States for its
Mazindol Extended-Release formulation and its use in the
treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
** Patent claims cover use of its lead drug Quilience
(mazindol ER) in both ADHD & narcolepsy
** Co says it expects to report mid-stage study data for
Quilience to treat narcolepsy in the first quarter of 2022 (https://bit.ly/31nYzFg)
** Co now has patents covering the extended-release
formulation of mazindol in major markets including the U.S.,
Europe, Canada & South Korea
** NLSP currently trades about 21.4% above its 50-day moving
average price of $1.73
(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru)
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