Stocks of Tetra Bio Pharma Inc (TSX:TBP), a Canadian cannabinoid-based drug producer, rocketed by as much as 24 per cent on Monday morning, May 3. The surge came after the company received Health Canada’s nod for its drug, REDUVO Soft Gel Capsules.
REDUVO Soft Gel Capsule is an artificial tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-based soft gel drug, which helps to control nausea and vomiting related to cancer treatment. Tetra Bio Pharma estimates that this drug will have a market of C$ 80 million in Canada by 2022.
The Ottawa-based biopharma firm has obtained Health Canada Drug Establishment License to retail these capsules. It has also applied to obtain a Health Canada Cannabis Drug License to distribute medicinal drugs that contain organic cannabis oil.
Tetra Bio Pharma CEO Dr Guy Chamberland reportedly said that the pharmaceutical firm is planning to sign a manufacturing contract with warehouse stores and distributors of the THC-based drug across Canada. He also expects to commercialize THC-based prescription medicine by late 2021.
Tetra Bio Pharma Inc (TSX:TBP)
Tetra Bio Pharma focuses on the research and development (R&D) of advanced biopharma and veterinary drugs containing cannabis. The company’s research segment offers cannabis drug-related data to the biopharma industry, including regulators, insurance companies and physicians.
The pharma stock has soared over 161 per cent this year, propelled by its positive R&D operations in the field of cannabis-related drugs. It outperformed the TSX/S&P Capped Pharmaceutical Index and posted a 59 per cent return in the last one year.
The stock hit a record high of C$ 0.51 apiece (11 AM EST, May 3, 2021), up 14.6 per cent, against its previous 52-week high of C$ 0.445 apiece. Its intraday volume rose over eight million shares as compared to the 30-day average volume of 3.2 million shares.

Tetra Bio Pharma's One-Year Stock Performance Chart. (Source: EODHD/Others)
The first-quarter 2021 spike in the above chart came following a collaboration announcement with European biopharma company DanCann Pharma on February 25. The collaboration was to monetize cannabinoid-derived drugs that provide relief to patients against severe pain.
At the previous close price of C$ 0.41, the stock was trading in the bullish zone from short-term period to long-term period, as per the simple moving average data on EODHD/Others.
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