SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other written and oral statements we make from time to time contain certain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). You can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as "could," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "target," "may," "project," "guidance," "intend," "plan," "believe," "will," "potential," "opportunity," "future" and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. You can also identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. These statements relate to, among other things, our business strategy, our research and development, our product development efforts, our ability to commercialize our product candidates, the activities of our licensees, our prospects for initiating partnerships or collaborations, the timing of the introduction of products, the effect of new accounting pronouncements, uncertainty regarding our future operating results and our profitability, anticipated sources of funds as well as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions.

We have included more detailed descriptions of these risks and uncertainties and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements in Part II-Item 1A "Risk Factors" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We encourage you to read those descriptions carefully. Although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions, no assurance can be given that any goal or plan set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved. We caution investors not to place significant reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this document; such statements need to be evaluated in light of all the information contained in this document. Furthermore, the statements speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements.

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate such estimates and judgments, including those described in greater detail below. We base these estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and minimal positive net cash flows from operations or negative net cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future, and those expenses and losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year. We anticipate that our expenses will fluctuate substantially as we:





    ?   continue our ongoing preclinical studies, clinical trials and our product
        development activities for our pipeline of product candidates;

    ?   seek regulatory approvals for any product candidates that successfully
        complete clinical trials;

    ?   continue research and preclinical development and initiate clinical trials
        of our other product candidates;

    ?   seek to discover and develop additional product candidates either
        internally or in partnership with other pharmaceutical companies;

    ?   adapt our regulatory compliance efforts to incorporate requirements
        applicable to marketed products;

    ?   maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio; and

    ?   incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses in operating as a
        public company.




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Results of Operations

We are a development stage company currently performing clinical trials to obtain Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval and commercialization of our product.

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred a loss from operations of $764,171 as compared to $1,092,016 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in the loss is due to a decrease in research and development expense of $282,491 from $539,770 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 to $257,279 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, and by a decrease in general and administrative expenses of $45,354 from $552,246 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 to $506,892 for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred a loss from operations of $3,279,194 as compared to $2,014,727 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in the loss is due to an increase in research and development expense of $332,485 from $657,737 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 to $990,222 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and by an increase in general and administrative expenses of $931,982 from $1,356,990 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 to $2,288,972 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.





Liquidity and Going Concern

We continually project anticipated cash requirements, predominantly from the ongoing funding requirements of our neuropeptide drug development program. The majority of these expenses relate to paying external vendors such as Contract Research Organizations and peptide synthesizer companies. These expenses could also include business combinations, capital expenditures, and new drug development working capital requirements. As of September 30, 2021, we had cash of $460,115 and working capital of $10,932,688. We anticipate further losses from the development of our business. Based on its cash resources as of September 30, 2021, the Company has sufficient resources to fund its operations at least until the end of the second quarter of 2023. Absent generation of sufficient revenue from the execution of the Company's business plan, the Company will need to obtain debt or equity financing by the third quarter of 2023. Because of these factors, the Company believes that this alleviates substantial doubt in connection with the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

Operating activities used $2,393,525 and $1,027,911 in cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The use of cash in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily comprised of $3,632,547 net loss, $1,300,590 in stock compensation expense, $83,670 of change in the fair value of the derivative liability since December 31, 2020, an increase in prepaid expenses of $594,260, and a $238,069 increase of accounts payable and accrued expenses, which included payments to tax penalties, legal and accounting professionals, payments to consultants, and other administrative expenses.

Investing activities used $10,395,547 and $0 in cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The use of cash in investing activities was due to the purchase of marketable securities.

Financing activities provided $12,577,664 and $1,223,410 in cash the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The cash provided by operations came from proceeds from issuance of shares and warrants from the offering net of offering costs of $11,708,039, exercise of options of $542,500, and exercise of warrants of $327,125.

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