CINCINNATI, OH, Sept. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Callitas Health Inc. (CSE: LILY, OTCQB: MPHMF, FWB: T3F3), (the “Company” or “Callitas”) announced today with great sadness, that, Gary A. Thompson, Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Callitas Health, died on September 11, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. Gary served as President and CEO of US subsidiary M Pharma from August 2, 2016, and was elevated to Callitas President and CEO.  He stepped down from his executive position in December 2017, due to his declining health. 

Board Member, William Rodgers stated, “On behalf of our Board of Directors, management team and employees, we extend our deepest sympathies to the entire Thompson family. Gary was a larger-than-life figure who brought his remarkable passion, experience and energy to Callitas Health and he will be greatly missed.”

For additional information on Gary’s remarkable life please see his notice of death. 

About Callitas Health: Formed in early 2015, Callitas Health Inc. is an integrated clinical-stage pharmaceutical development and OTC consumer goods marketing company, focused on developing innovative technologies for weight management, female sexual health and wellness, cannabis delivery technologies and other proprietary drugs. In addition to its recent acquisitions of C-103, a reformulation of Orlistat, Extrinsa and assets from 40J’s LLC, the Company successfully launched ToConceive in North America as a clinically proven option for couples struggling with the inability to conceive(www.toconceive.com), and is in the research and development and business development process for its other OTC products, CannaMint strips and orphan drug technologies. For more information visit www.callitas.com.

Contacts:
Callitas Health:
James Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: +1 (859) 868-3131

TraDigitalIR:
Kevin McGrath
Managing Director
Phone:  +1 (646) 418-7002

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Notice regarding investigational devices: CannaMint Strips, C-103 and Extrinsa are investigational drugs or devices and are not currently available outside of approved clinical trials.  Claims regarding the safety and efficacy of these devices have not been evaluated by Health Canada, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or any other international regulatory body. Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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