Abacus Health Products Receives New Purchase Orders from CVS and Four Additional Retail Chains

WOONSOCKET, RI, April 11, 2019 /CNW/ - Abacus Health Products, Inc. (CSE: ABCS) ("Abacus" or the "Company") today announced the latest round of purchase orders for their line of CBDMEDIC™ products.

These new orders from five U.S. retail chains, including CVS Pharmacy, Weis Markets, and Pharmacare Inc., bring CBDMEDIC™ products to over 1,100 pharmacy and supermarket retail locations throughout the country.

"These new purchase orders demonstrate strong momentum and the successful execution of our retail growth strategy," said Perry Antelman, CEO of Abacus. "Moving forward, we continue to identify and pursue opportunities to further expand the availability of our range of CBDMEDIC™ products. We are providing new and innovative products for consumers seeking topical pain relief and therapeutic skincare treatment."

The American Academy of Pain Medicine has estimated that chronic pain affects approximately 100 million Americans. Further, a 2018 research report by Allied Market Research estimated the global topical pain relief market to be approximately US$7.4 billion in 2017.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, a form of skin disease affects over 84 million Americans, with the total cost of those diseases including US$15 billion in prescription drugs and US$10 billion in over-the-counter products.

About CBDMEDIC™

Launched in 2019, CBDMEDIC™ offers a line of topical pain medications that combines naturally-derived pain-relieving pharmaceutical ingredients along with 100% natural emollients (skin softening ingredients) and essential oils, and THC-free hemp extract to create unique formulations for fast and effective relief.

About Abacus Health Products, Inc.

Abacus is a company engaged in the development and commercialization of over-the-counter (OTC) registered topical medications with active pharmaceutical ingredients and which contain organic and natural ingredients, including a cannabinoid-rich hemp extract containing CBD from Cannabis sativa L plant. Abacus' products are aimed at the rapidly growing markets for topical pain relief and therapeutic skincare and are based on proprietary patent-pending technologies developed by Abacus. Abacus' formulations combine advanced science with organic and natural ingredients to provide safe relief. Abacus currently offers two lines of products: (i) CBD CLINIC™, marketed to the professional practitioner market, and (ii) CBDMEDIC™, marketed to the consumer market. Abacus' products are offered across the United States and are produced by a contract manufacturer in a cGMP compliant and audited manufacturing facility.

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