Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Briana Derienzo currently serves as a Quality Assurance and Compliance Associate at Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since June 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a Shift Supervisor Rx and Pharmacy Technician at CVS Health from December 2019 to February 2024, and as a Medical Assistant at SKIN & LASER CENTER OF NJ, LLC from January 2021 to June 2023. Other notable positions held are Customer Service Representative at Phoenix Flavors & Fragrances, Shift Supervisor Rx at CVS Pharmacy, and various roles in retail and child care. Briana holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and a High School Diploma from Ramsey High School.
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops oral sustained and controlled release products. Elite's strategy includes assisting partner companies in the life cycle management of products, to improve off-patent drug products, and developing generic versions of controlled release drug products with high barriers to entry. Elite has four ANDA products partnered with TAGI Pharma; one ANDA has launched, two ANDAs are in the process of a manufacturing site transfer and an additional ANDA is currently under review by the FDA. Elite also manufactures Lodrane D® and receives royalties for Lodrane D®, an allergy product partnered with ECR Pharmaceuticals (“ECR”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hi-Tech Pharmacal (“Hi-Tech”). Elite’s lead pipeline products, ELI-216, a once-daily abuse resistant oxycodone, and ELI-154, a once-daily oxycodone, are novel sustained release oral formulations of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain, which address two of the limitations of existing oral opioids: the provision of consistent relief of baseline pain levels and deterrence of potential abuse. Elite also has partnered with Mikah Pharma to develop a new product and with Hi-Tech Pharmacal to develop an intermediate for a generic product. Elite operates a GMP and DEA registered facility for research, development, and manufacturing located in Northvale, NJ.