Alzheimer’s disease – reaZin
Adeona is developing reaZin™, its product candidate for the dietary management of zinc deficiency associated with Alzheimer's disease, as a prescription medical food. reaZin (zinc cysteine) is a proprietary, once-daily, gastroretentive, sustained-release, oral tablet formulation of zinc and cysteine (an amino acid with potent anti-oxidant properties).
reaZin is a unique zinc and cysteine-based formulation developed by Adeona to achieve the following:
- the convenience of a once-daily dose
- high bioavailability (the quantity or fraction of the ingested dose that is absorbed by the body)
- the ability to minimize gastrointestinal side effects of oral zinc therapy