FDA and Cingulate Aligned with Filing Requirements for New Drug Application for Lead ADHD Asset CTx-1301

Pre-NDA Minutes from April 2, 2025, Meeting Received

NDA Submission Planned this Summer

KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  (NASDAQ: CING), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its proprietary Precision Timed Release™ (PTR™) drug delivery platform technology to build and advance a pipeline of next-generation pharmaceutical products, announced that it has received formal pre-New Drug Application (NDA) meeting minutes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for it’s lead asset CTx-1301 (dexmethylphenidate) for the treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

“We are pleased that the feedback we received from our pre-NDA meeting with the FDA is aligned with our plans to submit a new drug application for CTx-1301 this summer. We thank the agency for its guidance and a constructive dialogue over the past seven years, which has been crucial in helping us generate data to demonstrate the safety, consistency and therapeutic benefit of CTx-1301. Today we are one step closer to bringing to market the first, true, once-daily stimulant medication to treat ADHD over the entire active day,” said Cingulate Chairman and CEO Shane J. Schaffer.

Details of the FDA’s minutes include the following, all of which will be a matter of review during the approval process:

• The agency agreed to a post-NDA approval commitment of additional stability date for the 6 intermediate dose strengths of 12.5-mg, 18.75-mg, 25-mg, 31.25-mg, 37.5-mg, and 43.75-mg.
• Cingulate expects shelf-life for all dosage strengths to be 24 months at launch, the results from the aforementioned batches may allow the shelf-life to be extended.
• Available data for nonclinical safety appears adequate to support a filing.
• With a scientific bridge established upon review, CTx-1301 may rely on the efficacy and safety data of the listed drug, Focalin XR.
• Cingulate’s proposed approach to the integrated safety summary (ISS) and integrated summary of efficacy (ISE) appears reasonable.
  
  

About Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

ADHD is a chronic neurobiological and developmental disorder that affects millions of children and often continues into adulthood. The condition is marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. In the U.S., over 20 million patients have been diagnosed with ADHD. Among this group, 12 million are adults and over 8 million are under the age of 17. , just 53.6 percent of all children and teens with ADHD reported they were actively treating their symptoms with medication in 2022, with 65–90 percent demonstrating clinical ADHD symptoms that persist into adulthood. Current market trends demonstrate that adult ADHD prevalence is larger and growing faster than the child and adolescent segments combined.

About CTx-1301

Cingulate’s lead candidate, CTx-1301, utilizes Cingulate’s proprietary PTR drug delivery platform to create a breakthrough, multi-core formulation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient dexmethylphenidate, a compound approved by the FDA for the treatment of ADHD. Dexmethylphenidate is part of the stimulant class of medicines and increases norepinephrine and dopamine activity in the brain to affect attention and behavior. While stimulants are the gold standard of ADHD treatment due to their efficacy and safety, the long-standing challenge continues to be providing patients with an entire active-day duration of action. CTx-1301 is designed to precisely deliver three releases of medication at the predefined time, ratio, and style of release to optimize patient care in one tablet. The result is a rapid onset and entire active-day efficacy, with the third dose being released around the time when other extended-release stimulant products begin to wear off.

About Precision Timed Release™ (PTR™) Platform Technology

Cingulate is developing ADHD and anxiety disorder product candidates capable of achieving true once-daily dosing using Cingulate’s innovative PTR drug delivery platform technology. It incorporates a proprietary Erosion Barrier Layer (EBL) providing control of drug release at precise, pre-defined times with no release of drug prior to the intended release. The EBL technology is enrobed around a drug-containing core to give a tablet-in-tablet dose form. It is designed to erode at a controlled rate until eventually the drug is released from the core tablet. The EBL formulation, Oralogik™, is licensed from BDD Pharma. Cingulate intends to utilize its PTR technology to expand and augment its clinical-stage pipeline by identifying and developing additional product candidates in other therapeutic areas in addition to Anxiety and ADHD where one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients need to be delivered several times a day at specific, predefined time intervals and released in a manner that would offer significant improvement over existing therapies. To see Cingulate’s PTR Platform, click .

About Cingulate Inc.

Cingulate Inc. (NASDAQ: CING), is a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its proprietary PTR drug delivery platform technology to build and advance a pipeline of next-generation pharmaceutical products, designed to improve the lives of patients suffering from frequently diagnosed conditions characterized by burdensome daily dosing regimens and suboptimal treatment outcomes. With an initial focus on the treatment of ADHD, Cingulate is identifying and evaluating additional therapeutic areas where PTR technology may be employed to develop future product candidates, including to treat anxiety disorders. Cingulate is headquartered in Kansas City. For more information, visit .

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