Accu-Break™ Tablet-Splitting Technologies Introduced at 2007 American Society of Hypertension Meeting

ACCU-BREAK Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ABP") announced new tablet-splitting technologies at the 2007 American Society of Hypertension Meeting, which will prevent difficult and uneven tablet-splitting, and the resulting health complications.

The primary advantage of an Accu-Break tablet's design for the medical community is more accurate, individualized dosage adjustment and titration

Plantation, Florida (PRWEB) May 21, 2007 -- ACCU-BREAK Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ABP") announced today that its innovative tablet-splitting technologies are being introduced at an important scientific conference. ABP's Accu-Break™ technologies are the subjects of two posters at the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition in Chicago on May 19-22. ASH is the largest U.S. organization dedicated exclusively to hypertension and related cardiovascular disease.

Barry J. Materson, MD, MBA, Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (Miami, FL), will present two posters on Monday, May 21 at 12:00 p.m. Each poster highlights a different capability made possible by the use of a drug-free layer in the tablet. This drug-free zone serves as the break region of the tablet if a partial dose of the drug is desired. The first poster that Dr. Materson will present is titled A Novel Tablet Structure for Fixed-Dose Combination Products [poster #408.; the second is ACCU-BREAK Technology for Precise Dosing with Split Tablets [poster #409.

"The primary advantage of an Accu-Break tablet's design for the medical community is more accurate, individualized dosage adjustment and titration," explains Dr. Materson. "Products that are developed with these tablet designs may in turn lead to more consistent therapeutic effects, fewer side effects and enhanced adherence to treatment plans."

The Accu-Break Technologies
Difficult and uneven tablet-splitting is a longstanding clinical problem with potentially important implications for patient safety and drug efficacy. For this reason, organizations such as the American Medical Association and the American Pharmacists Association formally oppose mandatory pill splitting. Research has shown that the actual dosages of hand-split tablets may deviate by more than 20% from the predicted half dose, and that many tablets are physically difficult for some patients to break.

ABP believes that for the first time, tablets that break unevenly will be able to provide equal doses because of the unique drug-free break region. The Accu-Break tablet design is intended to provide tablets that are both easy to swallow whole and easy to grasp and split through the drug-free break region.

Lawrence Solomon, MD, FACC, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABP, states: "As a physician, my motivation for focusing on the development of Accu-Break technologies is the belief that millions of patients can be better treated if their medicines are manufactured not only to be taken whole, but also to be easily broken to create precise half or quarter doses. We at ABP look forward to the day when Accu-Break tablets will be standard for the many drugs that undergo dosage adjustment."

About ACCU-BREAK Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ACCU-BREAK Pharmaceuticals (ABP) is a privately held development stage pharmaceutical company led by an experienced management team drawn from the worlds of medicine and the pharmaceutical industry. ABP has filed a number of U.S. patents related to its unique technologies. To learn more about the company and its technologies, visit www.accubreak.com.

Note to reporters/editors: Dr. Materson and Richard Berger, MD, FACC (Medical Director, ABP) will be on-site at the scheduled Accu-Break poster sessions to answer questions and discuss the technologies.

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