UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 9, 2005
NOVADEL
PHARMA INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-32177 |
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22-2407152 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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25
Minneakoning Road
Flemington,
New Jersey 08822
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(908)
782-3431
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425) |
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b)) |
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |
Item
8.01. Other
Events
On
February 9, 2005, NovaDel Pharma Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release to
announce that it has initiated a pilot pharmacokinetic study in humans of its
lingual spray formulation of ondansetron, the largest selling anti-emetic agent,
currently marketed in the United States as Zofran® by
GlaxoSmithKline. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1
hereto.
On
February 14, 2005, the Company, issued a press release to announce positive
results of a pilot pharmacokinetic study that was conducted using its lingual
spray version of zolpidem tartrate (the active ingredient marketed under the
brand name Ambien® by
Sanofi-Aventis). The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.2
hereto.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1. |
Press
release dated February 9, 2005, titled “NovaDel Initiates Pilot Clinical
Study of Lingual Spray Version of World’s Leading
Anti-Emetic.” |
99.2. |
Press
release dated February 14, 2005, titled “NovaDel Releases Positive Results
of Pilot Pharmacokinetic Study of Zolpidem
Tartrate.” |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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NovaDel Pharma
Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Jean W. Frydman |
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Name:
Jean W. Frydman |
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Title:
Vice President and General
Counsel |
Date:
February 14, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press
release dated February 9, 2005, titled “NovaDel Initiates Pilot Clinical
Study of Lingual Spray version of World’s Leading
Anti-Emetic.” |
99.2 |
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Press
release dated February 14, 2005, titled “NovaDel Releases Positive Results
of Pilot Pharmacokinetic Study of Zolpidem
Tartrate.” |