Relief Reports US Collaboration Partner Announces Expansion of Aviptadil US Expanded Access & Right to Try Programs for Patients w/COVID-19 Respiratory Failure who've Exhausted All Approved Therapies

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Relief Therapeutics Holding SA reported enhancements to the Expanded Access and Right to Try programs for aviptadil, enabling COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure to access treatment. These changes are made by their collaboration partner, NRx Pharmaceuticals. Patients who have exhausted all approved therapies can receive aviptadil via physician prescription, continuing under FDA guidelines. Relief's product, RLF-100 (aviptadil), is in late-stage trials for respiratory issues caused by COVID-19, while the company diversifies its pipeline through collaborations and acquisitions.

Positive

• Expansion of aviptadil's access through Enhanced Access and Right to Try programs.
• Continued provision of aviptadil under FDA guidelines to hospitals.
• Late-stage clinical testing of RLF-100 for COVID-19 respiratory deficiency.

Negative

• NRx's pending application for aviptadil's EUA remains uncertain.
• Ongoing lawsuits between Relief and NRx could impact operations.
• Potential difficulties in aviptadil gaining necessary approvals in multiple regions.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2022 / RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA (SIX:RLF)(OTCQB:RLFTF)(OTCQB:RLFTY) ("Relief"), a biopharmaceutical company seeking to provide patients therapeutic relief from serious diseases with high unmet need, reported today that the parent company, NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NRXP) ("NRx"), of its collaboration partner with respect to aviptadil, NeuroRx, Inc. ("NeuroRx"), has announced enhancements to its Expanded Access and Right to Try programs. The press release states that these programs enable patients with respiratory failure from COVID-19, who have tried all approved medicines, including remdesivir, and who are not able to participate in a clinical study, to receive aviptadil upon a physician's prescription. According to the press release, NRx will continue to provide aviptadil to hospitals enrolled in NRx's Expanded Access Protocol under U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines. The press release also reported that NRx is also making aviptadil available as an investigational medicine under the Federal Right to Try Act. The related NRx press release can be accessed through the following link.

ABOUT RELIEF

Relief focuses primarily on clinical-stage programs based on molecules with a history of clinical testing and use in human patients or a strong scientific rationale. Relief's lead drug candidate, RLF-100(TM) (aviptadil), a synthetic form of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP), is in late-stage clinical testing in the U.S. for the treatment of respiratory deficiency due to COVID-19 through Relief's collaboration partner in the U.S., NeuroRx. As part of its pipeline diversification strategy, in March 2021, Relief entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement with Acer Therapeutics for the worldwide development and commercialization of ACER-001. ACER-001 is a taste-masked and immediate release proprietary powder formulation of sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPB) for the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders and Maple Syrup Urine Disease. Finally, Relief's recently completed acquisitions of APR Applied Pharma Research SA and AdVita Lifescience GmbH, bring to Relief a diverse pipeline of marketed and development-stage programs.

RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol RLF and quoted in the U.S. on OTCQB under the symbols RLFTF and RLFTY. For more information, visit www.relieftherapeutics.com.

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CONTACT:

RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA
Jack Weinstein
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
contact@relieftherapeutics.com

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Disclaimer: This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA. Such statements involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including (i) whether NeuroRx's recently submitted application to the FDA seeking EUA for aviptadil to treat patients with critical COVID-19 who are at immediate risk of death from respiratory failure despite treatment with approved therapy including Remdesivir and who are ineligible for enrollment into the ACTIV-3b NIH-sponsored trial will be approved, (ii) whether RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA will be successful in its lawsuit against NRx's subsidiary, NeuroRx, and NeuroRx's CEO, Jonathan Javitt, and in defending NeuroRx's recently filed lawsuit against Relief, (iii) whether the upcoming mediation between the parties to the disputes between Relief and NeuroRx will be successful, (iv) whether aviptadil will ever be approved in the U.S., the U.K., or the E.U. for the treatment of respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 or any other disease, and (v) those risks discussed in RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA's press releases and filings with the SIX, which could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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FAQ

What are the recent updates about Relief Therapeutics and aviptadil?

Relief Therapeutics announced enhancements to aviptadil's Expanded Access and Right to Try programs, allowing patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure to receive the treatment.

How can patients access aviptadil for COVID-19 from Relief Therapeutics?

Patients who have not responded to approved therapies can obtain aviptadil through a physician's prescription under the Expanded Access Protocol.

What is the status of Relief Therapeutics' clinical trials for aviptadil?

RLF-100 (aviptadil) is currently in late-stage clinical testing in the U.S. for treating respiratory issues due to COVID-19.

What challenges does Relief Therapeutics face with aviptadil?

Relief Therapeutics faces challenges including a pending EUA application for aviptadil and ongoing lawsuits with NRx.

What is the significance of the Right to Try program for aviptadil?

The Right to Try program allows patients who have exhausted all approved therapies to access aviptadil as an investigational treatment.