Oramed Announces Publication of Oral Insulin Study in Peer-Reviewed Journal: Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP), (TASE: ORMP) (www.oramed.com), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery systems, today announced that Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, has published an original article titled "Efficacy and safety of 28-day treatment with oral insulin (ORMD-0801) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus - A randomized placebo-controlled trial" authored by  Dr. Roy Eldor, Dr. Joel Neutel, Kenneth Homer and Oramed's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Miriam Kidron.

The article presents the results of a trial that assessed the safety and efficacy of Oramed's lead drug candidate ORMD-0801 in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The trial met its primary endpoint and found that in patients with T2DM, bedtime ORMD-0801 curbed increases in night-time glycemia, 24-hour glycemia, and HbA1c without increasing the risk of hypoglycemia or safety events as compared to the control arm.

"I'm proud and excited that this paper, exploring the interesting and important results of Oramed's Phase 2 study of oral insulin has been published by Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism," said Roy Eldor, M.D. Ph.D., Director, Diabetes Unit, Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Hypertension, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and a member of Oramed's Scientific Advisory Board.

About Oramed Pharmaceuticals

Oramed Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP) is a platform technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, with offices in the United States and Israel, Oramed has developed a novel Protein Oral Delivery (POD™) technology. Oramed is seeking to transform the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary lead candidate, ORMD-0801, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 studies and has the potential to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, Oramed is developing an oral GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide-1) analog capsule.

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Forward-looking statements:  This press release contains forward-looking statements. For example, we are using forward-looking statements when we discuss the potential efficacy and safety of ORMD-0801, the ability of Oramed to transform the treatment of diabetes and the potential of ORMD-0801 to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, historic results of scientific research and clinical trials do not guarantee that the conclusions of future research or trials will suggest identical or even similar conclusions. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Oramed only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development programs; difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval or patent protection for our product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and our ability to obtain additional funding required to conduct our research, development and commercialization activities. In addition, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; delays or obstacles in launching our clinical trials; changes in legislation; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; lack of validation of our technology as we progress further and lack of acceptance of our methods by the scientific community; inability to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties that may develop with our process; greater cost of final product than anticipated; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition; laboratory results that do not translate to equally good results in real settings; our patents may not be sufficient; and finally that products may harm recipients, all of which could cause the actual results or performance of Oramed to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, Oramed undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Oramed, reference is made to Oramed's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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