PRINCETON, N.J., March 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agile Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq:AGRX), a women's healthcare company today announced that an abstract related to the Phase 3 SECURE study for AG200-15 (Twirla®), an investigational, once-weekly, low-dose hormonal contraceptive patch, has been accepted as a poster presentation at the upcoming APhA 2018 (American Pharmacists Association) Annual Meeting & Exposition, which will be held from March 16 – 19, 2018 in Nashville, TN.
The poster will include a summary of efficacy and safety along with the results of the bleeding and wearability/tolerability profile from the SECURE study as previously reported.
The presentation details are as follows:
Poster Title: Results from the SECURE trial, a Phase 3 Study of the AG200-15 Investigational Transdermal Contraceptive Patch
Poster ID: 231
Room: Exhibit Hall C-D, Music City Center
Date and Time: Saturday, March 17, 9:00am-6:00pm and Sunday, March 18, 9:00am-3:00pm
The Phase 3 SECURE study was a multicenter, single-arm, open-label, 13 cycle trial designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of AG200-15, also known as Twirla, in 2032 healthy women, aged 18 years and over, at 102 investigational sites across the United States. The SECURE study design included a number of stringent elements, including exclusion of treatment cycles for use of back-up contraception and for lack of sexual activity. The study also had broad entry criteria, placed no limitations on BMI or other demographic factors during enrollment, and enrolled a large and diverse patient population in order to allow efficacy to be assessed across different, real-world groups, as requested by the FDA. These entry criteria resulted in the inclusion of a substantial number of women with a high BMI, who have frequently been underrepresented in past contraceptive studies.
About Agile Therapeutics, Inc.
Agile Therapeutics is a forward-thinking women's healthcare company dedicated to fulfilling the unmet health needs of today's women. Our product candidates are designed to provide women with contraceptive options that offer freedom from taking a daily pill, without committing to a longer-acting method. Our lead product candidate, Twirla® (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system) or AG200-15, is a non-daily, prescription contraceptive. Twirla is based on our proprietary transdermal patch technology, called Skinfusion®, which is designed to allow drug delivery through the skin while optimizing patch adhesion and comfort for the patient.
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