Zyla Life Sciences Appoints Dr. H. Jeffrey Wilkins as Chief Medical Officer
WAYNE, Pa., June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zyla Life Sciences (OTCQX:ZCOR) ("Zyla"), a growing commercial-stage life sciences company, announced the appointment of H. Jeffrey Wilkins, M.D. as senior vice president and chief medical officer (CMO) effective immediately.
"With extensive clinical development, medical affairs and product evaluation experience, Dr. Wilkins brings invaluable capabilities as we continue to grow Zyla Life Sciences," said Bob Radie, president and chief executive officer. "Having worked both as a clinician and as a medical expert evaluating product opportunities, Dr. Wilkins provides us with an important new skill set to leverage."
Dr. Wilkins most recently served as the chief medical officer at Lycera, a biotechnology company, where he led their clinical development of oncology and autoimmune products. Prior to joining Lycera, he served as clinical lead and partner at Nexeption Therapeutics, which works to bring together product opportunities, management teams and funding. Before Nexeption, Dr. Wilkins was CMO and head of medical affairs at Ceptaris Therapeutics which was purchased by Actelion. Prior to those positions, Dr. Wilkins held senior level positions at Cephalon and GlaxoSmithKline.
"The combination of the company's robust portfolio of approved medications and desire to bring in new development-stage and approved products will give me an opportunity to add value with clinical knowledge and an understanding of products with significant market potential," said Dr. Wilkins, senior vice president and CMO at Zyla Life Sciences. "This is an exciting time to join the company, as Zyla is poised for growth. I am looking forward to supporting the company's important products and identifying additional medicines for patients and healthcare providers."
Before working for life sciences companies, Dr. Wilkins was in clinical practice for almost ten years. He founded and was chief executive officer of TriValley Primary Care, a 27-physician and seven-site primary care group. Dr. Wilkins has authored numerous scientific publications. He received his bachelor's degree from Bucknell University and his medical degree from Temple University.
About Zyla Life Sciences
Zyla Life Sciences is a business committed to bringing important products to patients and healthcare providers. Zyla is focused on marketing its portfolio of medicines for pain and inflammation. The company portfolio includes seven products: SPRIX® (ketorolac tromethamine) Nasal Spray, ZORVOLEX® (diclofenac), VIVLODEX® (meloxicam), TIVORBEX® indomethacin), INDOCIN® (indomethacin) suppositories, INDOCIN® oral suspension and OXAYDO® (oxycodone HCI, USP) tablets for oral use only —CII.
For full prescribing information, boxed warnings and medication guides, please visit the following sites for each product: sprix.com, vivlodex.com, zorvolex.com, tivorbex.com, and oxaydo.com. Prescribing information, the boxed warning and medication guide for INDOCIN suppositories and oral suspension can be found at dailymed.nlm.nih.gov.
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