REDUVO™ - A Major Milestone for Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.

• Tetra is gearing up to launch REDUVO™, its first cannabinoid-derived medicine, in Canada.
• REDUVO™ 5-year cumulative gross sales expected to reach $121M.
• The Company has started numerous pre - launch activities to prepare for the introduction of REDUVO™ on the Canadian Market.

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 5, 2021 /CNW/ - Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. ("Tetra" or the "Company") (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1), a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development announced today that numerous pre-launch activities for REDUVO™ have been initiated. REDUVO™ is a cannabinoid-derived drug indicated in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). In December 2020, the Company submitted a New Drug Submission to Health Canada which is currently in its final stage of review by the regulator.

The Company is pleased to share that the following activities have been started or completed:

• Distribution agreement;
• Reimbursement strategy development;
• Customer segmentation and targeting;
• Medical and commercial field team staffing process through a Contract Sales Organization (CSO); and
• Strategy development and initiation.

Steeve Néron, Chief Commercial Officer of Tetra Bio-Pharma said "We are now entering in a major transformation going from a biotech company strictly focused on research into a biopharma with commercial operations. We remain confident that REDUVO™ shall receive a Notice of Compliance (NoC) from Health Canada in the coming months. REDUVO™ will help us create our Canadian footprint with healthcare professionals to establish our leading position in cannabinoid-derived medicines."

Financial impacts:

• 5-year plan (2022-2026) cumulative gross sales are expected to reach $121M in Canada.
• REDUVO™ will pave the way for the global drug launch of REDUVO™ Adversa^® in 2024, a dronabinol administered product through an innovative mucoadhesive tablet delivery system, including patent protection.
• REDUVO™ Adversa^® cumulative global gross sales are expected to reach $79M by 2026.

About Tetra Bio-Pharma
Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA:JAM1) is a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development with a FDA and a Health Canada cleared clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. Our evidence-based scientific approach has enabled us to develop a pipeline of cannabinoid-based drug products for a range of medical conditions, including pain, inflammation, and oncology. With patients at the core of what we do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing biopharma industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies.

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Forward-looking statements
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SOURCE Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.

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