'... nearly $41 million development contract to Singapore-based iX Biopharma to develop Wafermine, a small, ketamine-packed wafer that dissolves under the tongue.
'A federal emergency use approval declaration by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sept. 3 opened the possibility of early official authorization, giving the FDA a route to use unapproved medications to treat war wounds.
'... iX Biofarma’s domestic manufacturing partner lacks the Nevada license required to operate.
'... increasingly been employed by the U.S. military as the primary analgesic for combat casualties'.
Military TimesThe Pentagon wants ketamine wafers as a battlefield medicine optionThe Pentagon awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to the Singapore-based iX Biopharma to develop a small, ketamine-packed wafer.