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Pain Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry:   Health Care - Major Pharmaceuticals Stock Symbol:   PTIE - NASDAQ Animal Usage:   Animal Testing

Our Opinion

Pain Therapeutics is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical products, services, research and therapies.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following article that they conduct pre-clinical trials of their drugs on animals.

“Created with an expert scientific advisory board, SMi’s 17th annual Pain Therapeutics conference will hone in on the latest innovations and novel approaches to pain therapy and analgesic drugs as well as look at the practicalities of using animal models and translational biomarkers in pain research.” Read the following article

Company Description

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of novel drugs. Its drug candidate includes REMOXY, which is a strong painkiller with a unique formulation designed to reduce potential risks of unintended use. The company was founded by Remi Barbier and Barry M. Sherman in May 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://paintrials.com

Contact:   http://investor.paintrials.com/contactUs.cfm;