Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of product candidates intended to address medication abuse and misuse utilizing its proprietary Aversion and Impede technologies. Its products include Oxecta Tablets CII, a Schedule II narcotic indicated for the management of acute and chronic moderate to severe pain; and Nexafed, an over-the-counter immediate-release pseudoephedrine HCl tablet that is used as a nasal decongestant in various non-prescription and prescription cold, sinus, and allergy products. The company has seven additional opioid products utilizing Aversion technology in various stages of development. Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a license, development, and commercialization agreement with King Pharmaceuticals Research and Development, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. to develop and commercialize certain opioid analgesic products utilizing the company’s proprietary Aversion technology in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company was founded in 1935 and is based in Palatine, Illinois.

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