Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (“Khiron” or the “Company”) (TSXV: KHRN) (OTCQX: KHRNF) (Frankfurt: A2JMZC), a vertically integrated cannabis leader with core operations in Latin America and Europe, today announces that it will launch two additional small-format Zerenia™ clinics in Q1 2021. The new clinics, which follow on the successful launch of the Company’s first small-format clinic in Medellin, will be located in high-traffic, medical-hub neighbourhoods in two of Colombia’s largest metropolitan centres outside of Bogota.
he two new small-format Zerenia™ clinics, which are expected to open in early March, will expand Khiron’s network to six clinics, improving regional access to the Company’s clinic services and medical cannabis products for patients across the country.
“Since opening our first small-format Zerenia™ clinic in Medellin in December 2020, we have seen tremendous patient demand for our products and services. Patient consultations and prescriptions continue to accelerate, with eight of every ten patients now receiving a paid prescription, despite operating in pandemic conditions. Having proven the demand for local physicians and the robust economics associated with small-format clinics, Khiron will continue to expand its regional presence, in Colombia and beyond,” comments Alvaro Torres, Khiron CEO and Director.
Supported by Khiron’s larger clinics licences, the two new Zerenia™ small-format clinics will provide consultations both in person and through the Doctor Zerenia™ telemedicine platform, connecting patients with medical specialists trained in the ethical, safe, and responsible prescription of cannabis-based medications. Medical cannabis continues to be validated as an effective treatment of pathologies such as chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, depression, headache, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s Disease.
