Incannex expands intellectual property position over IHL-42x

Incannex Healthcare announces the filing of a provisional patent application directed to the use of IHL-42X for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, OSA. With this latest provisional patent application, Incannex intends to pursue additional patent protection for its IHL-42X clinical program, consistent with the Company’s ongoing commercial strategy to accrue a patent position across the development, manufacture, and use of the Company’s drug candidates. IHL-42X was designed to combine two drugs, tetrahydrocannabinol and acetazolamide, with therapeutic effects on OSA that act via different mechanisms. Acetazolamide induces metabolic acidosis, raises the drive to breathe and reduces the sensitivity of body system that controls breathing, which helps to reduce the incidence and severity of apnoeas and hypopnoeas. CEO and Managing Director of Incannex Healthcare, Joel Latham said; "Incannex works closely with its patent attorneys to build upon its competitive position through the ongoing development of intellectual property assets. Our intention is to build patent families around our drug candidates as we learn more about them through our research and development programs undertaken by our dedicated scientific teams."