Adial Pharmaceuticals Lead Drug Candidate AD04 for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Featured in Follow-up TV News Story

Previous news segment has appeared on dozens of media stations nationwide

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA / ACCESSWIRE / December 4, 2020 / Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADIL;ADILW), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions, reports that its lead drug candidate, AD04, a therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in persons with certain target genotypes related to the serotonin transporter and receptor genes, has been featured on the Local 12: Healthy Perspective news segment, as a follow up to the earlier feature about Adial’s AD04 on WKRC in Cincinnati, which has aired on dozens of stations nationwide. A link to the segment is available right now at: www.adialpharma.com.

About Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Adial Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions. The Company’s lead investigational new drug product, AD04, is a genetically targeted therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and is currently being investigated in a Phase 3 clinical for the potential treatment of AUD in subjects with certain target genotypes, which are to be identified using the Company’s proprietary companion diagnostic genetic test. A Phase 2b clinical trial of AD04 for the treatment of AUD showed promising results in reducing frequency of drinking, quantity of drinking and heavy drinking (all with statistical significance), and no overt safety concerns (there were no statistically significant serious adverse events reported). AD04 is also believed to have the potential to treat other addictive disorders such as opioid use disorder, gambling, and obesity. www.adialpharma.com

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SOURCE: Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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