WPHM Winston Pharmaceuticals Inc (CE)

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

or

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 000-51314

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		30-0132755
(State or other Jurisdiction of		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)
100 North Fairway Drive,
Suite 134
Vernon Hills, Illinois		60061
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(847) 362-8200

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files) (the Registrant is not yet required to submit Interactive Data). Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

o Large Accelerated Filer		o Accelerated Filer		o Non-accelerated Filer		þ Smaller reporting company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

As of November 13, 2009, 77,408,893 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock were issued and outstanding.

 

 

WINSTON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)			3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008			3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008			4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008			5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			15
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			24
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			24
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION			25
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			25
Item 1A. Risk Factors			25
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			25
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			25
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			25
Item 5. Other Information			26
Item 6. Exhibits			26
Signatures			27
Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		September 30, 2009				December 31, 2008
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,319,229			$	5,626,913
Accounts receivable			33,806				17,498
Related party receivable			19,484				38,142
Prepaid and other current assets			47,121				68,465
Total current assets			2,419,640				5,751,018
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $140,049 at September 30, 2009 and $161,907 at December 31, 2008			15,144				18,823
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET			17,982				21,540
TOTAL ASSETS		$	2,452,766			$	5,791,381
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable		$	545,290			$	1,052,730
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			268,924				239,861
Unearned revenue — current portion			633,412				1,266,825
Total current liabilities			1,447,626				2,559,416
Unearned revenue — long-term portion			—				316,706
Total liabilities			1,447,626				2,876,122
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized
Series A, Convertible 0 and 12,730 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and at December 31, 2008			—				13
Series B, Convertible 0 and 9,157 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and at December 31, 2008			—				9
Common stock, $.001 par value, 900,000,000 shares authorized 77,383,893 and 55,106,364 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and at December 31, 2008			77,384				55,106
Additional paid-in capital			49,748,913				49,587,913
Accumulated deficit			(48,821,157	)			(46,727,782	)
Total stockholders’ equity			1,005,140				2,915,259
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	2,452,766			$	5,791,381

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		Three Months ended September 30								Nine Months ended September 30
		2009				2008				2009				2008
REVENUES
License revenues		$	316,706			$	—			$	950,119			$	—
Royalty revenues			33,806				6,911				105,423				106,904
			350,512				6,911				1,055,542				106,904
EXPENSES
Research and development			582,916				607,613				1,716,642				2,629,815
General and administrative			468,140				516,622				1,511,124				1,415,465
Depreciation and amortization			2,185				2,473				6,821				6,178
Total operating expenses			1,053,241				1,126,708				3,234,587				4,051,458
Loss from operations			(702,729	)			(1,119,797	)			(2,179,045	)			(3,944,554	)
Interest income			248				10,100				10,290				67,793
Other income			—				1,544				75,380				1,890
Other income			248				11,644				85,670				69,683
Loss before income taxes			(702,481	)			(1,108,153	)			(2,093,375	)			(3,874,871	)
Income Taxes
Current			—				—				—				—
Deferred			—				—				—				—
Income Taxes			—				—				—				—
NET LOSS		$	(702,481	)		$	(1,108,153	)		$	(2,093,375	)		$	(3,874,871	)
Loss per share, basic and diluted		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.04	)		$	(0.07	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted			56,686,404				52,939,362				55,817,160				52,856,636

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

		2009				2008
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss		$	(2,093,375	)		$	(3,874,871	)
Depreciation and amortization			6,821				6,178
Stock option expense			55,826				—
Changes in:
Accounts receivable			2,350				33,832
Prepaid and other current assets			21,344				(9,184	)
Other assets			1,154				—
Unearned revenue			(950,119	)			—
Accounts payable			(507,440	)			374,363
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			29,063				277,809
Net cash used in operating activities			(3,434,376	)			(3,191,873	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of equipment			(738	)			(14,603	)
Purchases of intangibles			—				(1,730	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(738	)			(16,333	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash received upon consummation of merger							477,067
Cost incurred in connection with merger							(250,000	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			127,430				—
Issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance cost							3,996,789
Net cash provided by financing activities			127,430				4,223,856
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(3,307,684	)			1,015,650
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			5,626,913				4,481,611
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	2,319,229			$	5,497,261
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Interest paid		$	—			$	—
Income taxes paid		$	—			$	—

On September 24, 2009, each outstanding share of Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, automatically converted into 1,000 fully-paid, non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”). In addition, in connection with such conversion, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into the right to acquire 1,000 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of such warrant, at an exercise price of $0.39 per share of Common Stock.

The Merger transaction (the “Merger”) involving the Company (formerly known as Getting Ready Corporation) and Winston Laboratories, Inc. (“Winston Labs”), which Merger is discussed in further detail below under the caption Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations , was consummated on September 25, 2008. The Merger was accounted for as a “reverse merger,” since as a result of the Merger the former shareholders of Winston Labs acquired a majority of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company. At the date of consummation of the Merger, Getting Ready Corporation had $477,067 in cash, approximately $8,800 in assets and no liabilities, which amounts are reflected in the amounts shown on the Company’s balance sheet as of September 30, 2008.

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Winston” or the “Company”) is a research-based specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of pain-management products.

The accompanying financial statements are unaudited but in the opinion of management contain all the adjustments (consisting of those of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position and the results of operations and cash flow for the periods presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

The Company continues to incur recurring net losses and negative cash flows from operations. Until the Company can generate significant cash from its operations, if ever, it expects to continue to fund its operations with existing cash resources generated from the proceeds of offerings of its equity securities as well as potentially through strategic collaboration agreements, debt financing or the sale of additional equity securities. The Company may not enter into collaboration agreements, or, if it does, receive milestone or royalty payments under those agreements. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company’s existing cash and investment resources will be adequate or that additional financing will be available when needed or that, if available, financing will be obtained on favorable terms. Having insufficient funds may require the Company to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of its development programs, relinquish some or all rights to product candidates at an earlier stage of development or negotiate less favorable terms with third parties with respect to such product candidates than the Company would otherwise choose. Failure to obtain adequate financing also may adversely affect the launch of the Company’s product candidates, if approved for marketing, or its ability to continue in business. If the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, substantial dilution to existing stockholders could result. If the Company raises additional funds by incurring debt financing, the terms of the debt could involve significant cash payment obligations as well as covenants and specific financial ratios that may restrict the Company’s ability to operate its business.

As of September 30, 2009, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.3 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company used a total of approximately $0.8 million and $3.4 million, respectively, of cash in operating activities. Management currently anticipates that cash uses will generally remain at these levels or less until such time as the Company is able to secure additional funding to increase its investment in pre-commercialization activities and advance its development programs. As a result, the Company anticipates that its existing cash will be sufficient to meet its projected operating requirements through at least December 31, 2009. The Company intends to seek additional funding through strategic alliances, debt facilities or other financing vehicles which may include the public or private sales of its equity securities. If the Company fails to raise additional capital to support its operations for the next twelve months, it may not have sufficient funds to support working capital needs through December 31, 2010. If it is determined the Company does not have sufficient funds to support operations, it is possible the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore the audit opinion will include a going concern emphasis paragraph for the year ending December 31, 2009.

Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008.

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification Topic 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principle , which established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) as the sole source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principals. Pursuant to the provisions of ASC 105, the Company has updated references to GAAP in its financial statements issued for the period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of ASC 105 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Winston Laboratories, Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“Winston Labs”) and its subsidiaries, Winston Laboratories Limited (“UK Ltd.”) and Rodlen Laboratories, Inc. (“Rodlen”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company considers all instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. It is the Company’s policy to include investments in mutual funds at $1 carrying value as a cash equivalent. Included in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2008 is a $3.5 million certificate of deposit, which carried an annual interest rate of 2.3% and matured on February 12, 2009. Also included in cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, is approximately $0.8 million and $1.9 million in a U.S. Treasury mutual fund.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to the short term maturity of these instruments.

The Company adopted ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements, on January 1, 2008. ASC 820-10 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The adoption of ASC 820-10 did not have a material impact on the Company’s fair value measurements.

ASC 820-10 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820-10, are as follows:

		Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2009
		Quoted Prices in				Significant
		Active Markets				Other				Significant
		for Identical				Observable				Unobservable
		Assets				Inputs				Inputs
		(Level 1)				(Level 2)				(Level 3)				Total
Assets:
Mutual fund		$	790,594			$	—			$	—			$	790,594
Total		$	790,594			$	—			$	—			$	790,594

		Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008
		Quoted Prices in				Significant
		Active Markets				Other				Significant
		for Identical				Observable				Unobservable
		Assets				Inputs				Inputs
		(Level 1)				(Level 2)				(Level 3)				Total
Assets:
Mutual fund		$	1,961,059			$	—			$	—			$	1,961,059
Total		$	1,961,059			$	—			$	—			$	1,961,059

The above investment in a mutual fund is included in cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2009 and as of December 31, 2008.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development costs totaled $582,916 and $1,716,642 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and $607,613 and $2,629,815 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008.

Income Taxes

The Company files a consolidated tax return that includes all subsidiaries. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year-end, based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

In July 2006, the FASB issued ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC 740-10 developed a two-step process to evaluate a tax position and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company adopted this interpretation on July 1, 2008. The Company has not recorded a reserve for any tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. The Company files tax returns in all appropriate jurisdictions. The open tax years are those years ending December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2008, which statutes expire in 2009-2012. As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company has no liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The adoption and implementation of ASC 740-10 had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, net loss or basic and diluted loss per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense as incurred. No expense for interest and penalties was recognized for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009.

Segment Information

The Company is operated on the basis of a single reportable segment, which is the business of discovery and development of products for pain management. The Company’s chief operating decision-maker is the Chief Executive Officer, who evaluates the Company as a single operating segment.

Reclassification

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. These classifications had no effect on reported net loss or stockholders’ equity.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued a new standard on Business Combinations which is part of ASC 805. This Statement provides greater consistency in the accounting and financial reporting for business combinations. ASC 805 establishes disclosure requirements and, among other things, requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to record contingent consideration payable, to expense transaction costs, and to recognize all assets acquired and liabilities assumed at acquisition-date fair value. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1, 2009 and such adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, net loss or basic diluted loss per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009.

In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC 810-10, on Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements (“ASC 810-10”). ASC 810-10 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the minority or noncontrolling interests in a subsidiary or variable interest entity and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or variable interest entity. Minority interests will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity. It also establishes a single method of accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary and requires expanded disclosures. The Company adopted ASC 810-10 on January 1, 2009. The adoption of ASC 810-10 had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, net loss or basic diluted loss per share for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2009.

In March 2008, the FASB issued ASC 815-10, on Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. This statement establishes the requirements for the disclosure of derivative instruments and hedging activities that include the reasons a company uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted under ASC 815-10 and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect a company’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The Company adopted ASC 815-10 on January 1, 2009 and such adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, net loss or basic diluted loss per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009.

In June 2008, the FASB ratified ASC 815-40-15, on Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock. ASC 815-40-15 mandates a two-step process for evaluating whether an equity-linked financial instrument or embedded feature is indexed to the entity’s own stock. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years, which is our first quarter of 2009. The adoption of ASC 815-40-15 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.

In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC 855-10, on Subsequent Events, which established general accounting standards and disclosure for subsequent events. The Company adopted ASC 855-10 during the second quarter of 2009. In accordance with ASC 855-10, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date and time the financial statements were issued on November 12, 2009.

In June 2009, the FASB issued FAS 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)”, which changes the approach to determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and requires companies to more frequently assess whether they must consolidate VIEs. This new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2010. The adoption of FAS 167 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 2 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic EPS is computed by dividing income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed giving effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and unvested shares granted to employees and to non-employee directors.

		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding			56,686,404				52,939,362				55,817,160				52,856,636
Loss per common share — basic and diluted		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.04	)		$	(0.07	)

The Company’s Basic EPS and Diluted EPS is identical as inclusion of the incremental common shares attributable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 3 — TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENTS

Under its technology license agreement with DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“DUSA”), the Company recorded royalty revenues of $0 and 34,861 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. The license agreement with DUSA expired on September 30, 2008. In July 2008, the Company learned that DUSA had breached a license agreement with Winston Labs. Winston Labs initiated arbitration in October 2008 to recover the damages caused by this breach. In June, 2009, DUSA settled this matter by agreeing to pay $75,000 in damages. This settlement is included in other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Under its technology license agreement with Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co.(“Hi-Tech”), the Company recorded royalty revenues of $33,806 and $6,911 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $105,423 and $72,043 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. On October 30, 2009, the Company received communication from Hi-Tech that it has discontinued the sale of the product as defined in the license agreement. As a result, the Company does not expect to receive any more royalties from Hi-Tech in the future.

Under its licensing agreement with sanofi-aventis Canada Inc., the Company recognized $316,706 and $0 as license revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009, and 2008, respectively, and $950,119 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively with the remainder being treated as unearned revenue on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2009 and as of December 31, 2008.

NOTE 4 — RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Elorac, Inc. (“Elorac”), a company whose chairman is Joel E. Bernstein, M.D., and whose directors include Robert A. Yolles, has been located in the same offices as the Company since Elorac was formed in August 2007, and therefore has shared in certain of the Company’s expenses such as rent, utilities, internet usage, etc. The amount of Elorac’s share of such expenses is based on various allocation factors related to a particular expense. The Company has received approximately $52,314 and $37,565 for such services for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $104,529 and $82,413 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively which are included as a reduction of the Company’s expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, the Company had $3,682 and $0 of receivables related to such expenses which are included in related party receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent to September 30, 2009, Elorac paid the $3,682 balance.

Gideon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Gideon”) is a corporation whose chairman and sole director is Joel E. Bernstein, M.D., president and CEO of the Company. Gideon reimburses the Company for certain expenses that the Company incurs on behalf of Gideon. As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, the Company had $12,087 and $0 of receivables related to such expenses which are included in related party receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On September 19, 2007, Winston Labs entered into an exclusive technology license agreement with Opko Ophthalmologic, LLC, (“OPKO”). The CEO and Chairman of OPKO is the sole trustee of Frost Gamma Investments Trust which, as of September 30, 2009, was the beneficial owner of 29.7% of the Company’s common stock on an as-converted basis. The CFO of OPKO is a director of the Company, a member of its Audit Committee and, as of September 30, 2009, was the beneficial owner of 0.4% of the Company’s common stock on an as-converted basis. The agreement calls for Opko to reimburse Winston Labs for costs incurred by Winston Labs in efforts to assist Opko in obtaining all marketing authorizations, as defined by the agreement. No such costs were incurred by Winston Labs for the three month period ending September 30, 2009. In addition, the agreement calls for Opko to reimburse Winston Labs for certain legal expenses Winston has incurred related to keratoconjunctivitis. As of September 30, 2009, the Company had $3,715 of receivables related to such expenses which are included in related party receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent to September 30, 2009, OPKO paid the $2,037 aggregate balance of such costs and expenses. In 2008, $38,142 of legal fees were billed to OPKO, all of which were outstanding as of December 31, 2008 and are included in related party receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2008. Subsequent to December 31, 2008, OPKO paid the $38,142 balance.

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES

Due to the continuing operating losses, no tax benefit is being recorded. The Company continues to provide a full valuation allowance for any future tax benefits resulting from the Company’s net operating losses.

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 34.0% to pre-tax loss as follows:

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
Tax benefit at U.S. federal statutory rate		$	(239,000	)		$	(377,000	)		$	(712,000	)		$	(1,318,000	)
State tax benefit, net of federal benefit			(34,000	)			(53,000	)			(101,000	)			(186,000	)
Change in valuation allowance			295,000				421,000				871,000				1,516,000
Permanent differences			1,000				1,000				1,000				1,000
Research and development credits			(25,000	)			(25,000	)			(77,000	)			(94,000	)
Other, net			2,000				33,000				18,000				81,000
Income tax expense (benefit)		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—

NOTE 6 — STOCK OPTION PLANS

The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Prior Plans (as defined below):

																		Weighted
						Weighted-				Weighted-								Average
						Average				Average				Aggregate				Remaining
						Exercise				Grant Date				Intrinsic				Contractual
		Shares				Price				Fair Value				Value				Life
Options at December 31, 2008			3,626,731			$	0.32
Granted			409,500			$	1.47			$	1.89
Exercised			(390,529	)		$	0.33
Forfeitures			(198,574	)		$	0.28
Options at September 30, 2009			3,447,128			$	0.48							$	5,079,268								3.95

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above is before income taxes, based on the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock of $1.95 at September 30, 2009. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2009 is $5,079,268. The weighted average grant date fair value in the table above was computed using Black Scholes valuation model.

Effective April 1, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was established by amending, restating and merging the Company’s existing Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee directors, and the 1999 Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”), with and into the Plan. The Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting held on June 17, 2009.

The Plan provides for a broad range of awards to attract, motivate and retain qualified and talented employees, directors, consultants and other persons who provide services to the Company (“Participants”), including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, and other stock-based awards and cash-based awards (“Awards”). The Plan promotes the success and enhances the value of the Company by linking the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company’s stockholders, and by providing Participants with an incentive for outstanding performance.

Awards under the Plan will be determined by a committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”), the members of which are selected by the Board of Directors. Currently the Plan provides that the Compensation Committee will serve as the administrator. The number of shares of Company common stock (“Shares”) as to which an Award is granted and to whom any Award is granted shall be determined by the Committee, subject to the provisions of the Plan. Awards may be made exercisable or settled at such prices and may be made terminable under such terms as are established by the Committee, to the extent not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

Prior to the merger of the Prior Plans with and into the Plan, there were 9,708,055 Shares reserved for issuance for awards under the Prior Plans, including 3,196,487 Shares reserved for outstanding awards, and 5,922,466 Shares for future awards. Upon the merger of the Prior Plans with and into the Plan, effective April 1, 2009, there was no change to such numbers, with 9,708,055 Shares reserved for issuance for Awards under the Plan, of which 3,196,487 Shares were reserved for outstanding Awards, and 5,922,466 Shares for future Awards.

On April 7, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted 267,000 non-qualified stock options to purchase Shares to employees of the Company, including 225,000 options to key officers of the Company. All of the options expire on April 7, 2019, vest in five equal installments commencing April 7, 2010, and have an exercise price of $1.53, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

On September 25, 2009 pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted 142,500 non-qualified stock options to purchase shares to non-employee directors of the Company. All of the options expire on September 25, 2019 vest in five equal installments commencing September 25, 2010 and have an exercise price of $1.36 as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

Compensation expense for stock options for the three and nine month period ending September 30, 2009 was $29,148 and $55,826 respectively.

The following table shows the assumptions used to compute stock-based compensation expense for stock options granted to employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company did not grant any stock options to employees during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008; therefore no assumptions related to the Black-Scholes valuation model were made for such period.

Stock Options
Expected dividend yield			0	%
Expected volatility			77	%
Expected life (in years)			6
Risk-free interest rate			1.87% – 2.36	%

On January 12, 2009, a director of the Company exercised 231,670 options at an exercise price of $0.36 for approximately $83,000. On May 1, 2009, a director of the Company exercised 158,859 options at an exercise price of $0.28 for approximately $44,000. On October 16, 2009, a director of the company exercised 25,000 options at an exercise price of $0.28 for approximately $7,000.

NOTE 7 — PREFERRED STOCK

In connection with the Merger on September 25, 2008, the Company issued 101,849 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), and 73,332 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”). Following a 1-for-8 reverse split of the Company’s common and preferred stock on December 15, 2008, 12,730 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock and 9,157 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. On September 24, 2009, each outstanding share of Company Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock automatically converted into 1,000 fully-paid, non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”). In addition, in connection with such conversion, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock automatically converted into the right to acquire 1,000 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of such warrant, at an exercise price of $0.39 per share of Common Stock.

Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc., related Notes, and other financial information included elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008. Certain defined terms used herein have the meaning ascribed to them in such financial statements.

This discussion contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our expected financial position and business and financing plans. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These forward looking statements and other information are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by us using information currently available.

The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or using other similar expressions.

We are making investors aware that such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. For example, we may encounter competitive, technological, pharmacological, financial and business challenges making it more difficult than expected to continue to develop and market our products; the market may not accept our existing and future products; we may not be able to retain our customers; we may be unable to retain existing key management personnel; and there may be other material adverse changes in our operations or business. In addition, assumptions relating to budgeting, marketing, product development and other management decisions are subjective in many respects and thus susceptible to interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments, the impact of which may cause us to alter our marketing, expenditure or other budgets, which may in turn affect our financial position and results of operations. For all of these reasons, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Executive Overview

On September 25, 2008, the Company, formerly known as Getting Ready Corporation completed its merger (the “Merger”) with Winston Labs, by merging a wholly-owned subsidiary of Getting Ready Corporation into Winston Labs. Effective November 17, 2008, Getting Ready Corporation changed its name to Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (hereafter referred to as “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”). The Company is carrying on the business of Winston Labs as its sole line of business and it has retained all of Winston Labs’s management.

On January 30, 2006, Winston Labs licensed to Sirius Laboratories, Inc., a company founded by Dr. Bernstein, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, the rights to market products containing anthralin owned by Winston Labs, including a marketed 1% anthralin cream trade name Psoriatec ^® . The license had a two-year term which expired on January 31, 2008 and provided for the following key terms: (i) a 25% royalty on net sales; (ii) a $300,000 minimum royalty; and (iii) a $750,000 purchase option. This agreement was assigned by Sirius to DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. following DUSA’s purchase of Sirius. This license had been extended until September 30, 2008 by mutual written consent of the parties and the extension provided for continuation of the 25% royalty on net sales but eliminated the minimum royalty and purchase option. This agreement expired on September 30, 2008. In July 2008, the Company learned that DUSA had breached such license agreement. Winston Labs initiated arbitration in October 2008 to recover the damages caused by this breach. In June, 2009, DUSA settled this matter by agreeing to pay $75,000 in damages, which is included in other income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On August 14, 2007, Winston Labs entered into an exclusive technology license agreement with Elorac, formerly known as Exopharma, Inc. Dr. Bernstein is a majority owner and President and Chief Executive Officer of Elorac. Elorac also has two directors who are directors of the Company. Under the terms of the license agreement, Winston Labs granted Elorac an exclusive license to the proprietary rights of certain products ( £ 0.025% civamide with the stated indication of psoriasis of the skin). In exchange, Elorac paid Winston Labs a license fee of $100,000 and is required to pay a 9% royalty on sales of the product. In addition, the agreement required Elorac to pay Winston Labs a non-refundable payment of $250,000 upon approval of a marketing authorization by Elorac on the product(s) described in the agreement. On October 27, 2008 Winston Labs and Elorac mutually terminated the above license agreement. As a result of this mutual termination, Winston Labs agreed to pay Elorac the $105,000 in exchange for Winston Labs retaining all the proprietary rights under the original agreement. Since inception, Elorac has been located in the same offices as Winston Labs and therefore has shared in certain of Winston Labs expenses such as rent, utilities, internet usage, etc. The amount of Elorac’s share of such expenses is based on various allocation factors related to particular expense. Winston Labs has invoiced Elorac $52,314 and $104,529 for the three month and nine month period ending September 30, 2009 and $10,795 and $82,413 for the three month and nine month period ending September 30, 2008, respectively, for such services, which are included as a reduction of expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

On September 19, 2007, Winston Labs entered into an exclusive technology license agreement with Opko Ophthalmologic, LLC, (“OPKO”). Under the terms of the license agreement, Winston Labs granted OPKO an exclusive license to the proprietary rights of certain products (pharmaceutical compositions or preparations containing the active ingredient civamide in formulations suitable for use in the therapeutic or preventative treatment of ophthalmic conditions in humans). In exchange, OPKO paid Winston Labs a license fee of $100,000 and is required to pay a 10% royalty on sales of the products. In addition, the agreement requires OPKO to pay Winston Labs a non-refundable payment of $5,000,000 upon approval of a marketing authorization by OPKO on the product described in the agreement. In addition, under the terms of the agreement, OPKO and the Company agreed to equally share the cost related to manufacturing and clinical supplies of Civamide Nasal solution. The agreement calls for Opko to reimburse Winston Labs for costs incurred by Winston Labs in efforts to assist Opko in obtaining all marketing authorizations, as defined by the agreement. No such costs were incurred by Winston Labs for the three month period ending September 30, 2009. In addition, the agreement calls for OPKO to reimburse Winston Labs for certain legal expenses Winston Labs has incurred related to the use of the licensed products to treat keratoconjunctivitis. As of September 30, 2009, the Company had $3,715 of receivables related to such expenses which are included in related party receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent to September 30, 2009, OPKO paid $2,037 of the balance. In 2008, $38,142 of legal fees were billed to OPKO, all of which were outstanding as of December 31, 2008 and is included in related party receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008. Subsequent to December 31, 2008, OPKO paid $38,000 of the balance due. Phillip Frost, M.D. is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OPKO’s parent company, Opko Health, Inc. (“Opko Health”), and the sole trustee of Frost Gamma Investments Trust. As of November 12, 2009, Dr. Frost was the beneficial owner of more than 50.0% of Opko Health’s common stock. As of September 30, 2009, Frost Gamma Investments Trust was the beneficial owner of 26,574,659 shares (29.7%) of the Company, including 8,779,797 shares of common stock underlying warrants. Furthermore, Subbarao Uppaluri, Ph.D., the Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer of Opko Health, is the beneficial owner of 326,538 shares (0.4%) of the Company, including 89,589 shares of common stock underlying warrants.

On October 29, 2008, Winston Labs filed a new drug submission (“NDS”) in Canada, for CIVANEX ^® Cream (civamide cream 0.075%) for the treatment of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, the first product Winston Labs has developed under its transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) channel technology. On October 30, 2008, Winston Labs entered into a License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. (“sanofi-aventis Canada”) pursuant to which Winston Labs granted sanofi-aventis an exclusive license to the Canadian rights to Winston Labs proprietary transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV-1) modulator in formulations for topical application. Under the terms of the License Agreement, sanofi-aventis Canada owns the rights to manufacture, develop and commercialize civamide cream in Canada along with a second generation cream that is currently in development. In return for granting sanofi-aventis Canada the Canadian rights to civamide cream, Winston Labs received an upfront payment of $1.9 million (US), and will receive an additional $2 million (CAD) upon regulatory approval of civamide cream in Canada, certain milestone payments, and future royalties on net sales of civamide or the related second generation cream in Canada.

Winston Labs submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (“MAA”) in Europe for its civamide cream in January 2008. On July 10, 2009 the Company received a negative opinion letter from the Swedish Medical Products Administration (“MPA”) as the Reference Member State on behalf of the Concerned Member States, the United Kingdom and Spain on the Company’s MAA for CIVANEX in the decentralized procedure to obtain mutual recognition of CIVANEX by such states. CIVANEX is an investigational therapy in development for the signs and symptoms of, including the pain associated with, osteoarthritis. In its letter to the Company, MPA cited lack of data relating to the full risk assessment of the carcinogenic potential of CIVANEX. The Company’s management disagrees with several of the conclusions in the opinion letter and has filed an appeal of the negative opinion of the Swedish review team with the MPA. The Company intends to file a separate appeal of the opinion with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom shortly. The Company believes that the current application containing safety and efficacy data support the approval of CIVANEX for use under the proposed labeling. The Company is currently considering whether it is advisable to conduct another carcinogenisis study of CIVANEX and, if unsuccessful in its appeals, to refile its MAA for civamide cream.

In May 2009, the Company completed a Phase I pharmacokinetic and safety study of oral civamide in an enteric coated soft gel capsule with no systemic absorption detected. The Company intends to conduct a new study designed to take advantage of this lack of systemic absorption in a proof of concept study for the treatment of the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn’s Disease.

Winston is currently conducting a Phase II proof of concept study of civamide Patch 0.015% for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia and chronic post-incisional pain syndromes. Enrollment in the study is being completed, and top-line results are expected by early fourth quarter, 2009.

As previously reported in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, in July 2009, the Company filed suit against the FDA in the United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois for declaratory and injunctive relief with respect to the FDA’s refusal to waive it’s application user fee under small business waiver rules relating to the Company’s submission of the civamide cream application. In September, 2009, the FDA filed a motion to dismiss the suit. In October, 2009, the Company filed a response in opposition to the FDA’s motion to dismiss. If the Company is unsuccessful in its action against the FDA, an application fee of approximately $1.4 million would be due upon submission by the Company of any NDA including one with respect to the Civamide cream. Such submission would have a material effect on the Company’s cash condition and would adversely affect its ability to conduct research and development projects in a time frame previously anticipated by management. At this stage of the litigation, it is not feasible to predict the outcome of this proceeding.

Effective September 22, 2009, Robert Yolles succeeded Dr. Joel E. Bernstein as Chairman of the Board of the Company’s Board of Directors.

On October 15, 2009, Winston Labs announced that it received a Notice of Non-compliance (“NON”) from the Therapeutics Drug Directorate, Health Canada (the “Directorate”) for its New Drug Submission (NDS) for CIVANEX (zucapsaicin cream 0.075%) for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis. The Directorate remarked that the analysis of the pivotal trial did not support the requested indication. Winston Labs has a period of ninety days to submit a response to the Directorate’s NON, which it intends to do. In the event that the Company is not be able to obtain regulatory approval in Canada by June 30, 2010, the sanofi-aventis payment due upon regulatory approval will be reduced by $250,000 (CAD) to $1,750,000 (CAD).

Winston Labs does not currently market any products. In the past, Winston Labs marketed certain products revenues from which were used to help fund its research programs. Winston Labs is engaged in the development of innovative products for managing and alleviating pain. After discontinuing the Zostrix ^® and Axsain ^® product lines, Winston Labs has devoted most of its resources to research and development. Winston Labs has spent $1,716,642, $3,496,150 and $1,853,501, for the nine month period ending September 30, 2009 and during each of the years 2008 and 2007, respectively, on research and development activities. Winston Labs has incurred significant operating losses since the initiation of operations in 1997 and as of September 30, 2009, had an accumulated deficit of approximately $48.8 million.

Results of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the three months ended September30, 2008

		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2009				2008				$ Change				% Change
REVENUES
License Revenue		$	316,706			$	—			$	316,706				N/A
Royalty Revenue			33,806				6,911				26,895				389	%
			350,512				6,911				343,601				4,972	%
EXPENSES
Research and development			582,916				607,613				(24,697	)			(4	)%
General and administrative			468,140				516,622				(48,482	)			(9	)%
Depreciation and amortization			2,185				2,473				(288	)			(12	)%
Total Operating Expenses			1,053,241				1,126,708				(73,467	)			(7	)%
Loss from Operations			(702,729	)			(1,119,797	)			417,068				(37	)%
Interest income			248				10,100				(9,852	)			(98	)%
Other income			0				1,544				(1,544	)			100	%
Other income			248				11,644				(11,396	)			(4,595	)%
Loss before income taxes			(702,481	)			(1,108,153	)			405,672				(37	)%
Income Taxes
Current			—				—				—				—
Deferred			—				—				—				—
Income Taxes			—				—				—				—
NET LOSS		$	(702,481	)		$	(1,108,153	)		$	405,672				(37	)%

Revenues

Revenues from licenses increased to $316,706 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $0 for the same period in 2008. The $316,706 license revenue in 2009 represents 3 months of revenue recognition related to a $1.9 million upfront cash payment received by Winston Labs from sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. in accordance with a license agreement entered into by Winston Labs in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Revenues from royalties increased to $33,806 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $6,911 for the same period in 2008. The $33,806 royalty revenue for the three month period ending September 30, 2009 is comprised entirely of royalties earned from Hi-Tech. The $6,911 royalty revenue for the three month period ending September 30, 2008 represents royalties earned from Hi- Tech. On October 30, 2009, the Company received communication from Hi-Tech that it has discontinued the sale of the product as defined in the license agreement. As a result, the Company does not expect to receive any more royalties from Hi-Tech in the future.

Research & Development Expenses

Research and development expenses declined by $24,697 to $582,916 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $607,613 for the same period in 2008. The decline was primarily due to decreased spending on various European and Canadian filing fees and the timing of certain R&D projects. Research and development expenses in the third quarter were consistent with the second quarter.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses declined by $48,482 to $468,140 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $516,622 for the same period in 2008. The decrease is due largely to a decrease in accounting fees.

Interest Income

Interest income decreased by $9,852 to $248 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 from $10,100 for the same period in 2008 due to majority of Company funds being held in U.S. Treasury mutual fund for the three month period ending September 30, 2009, which pays a much lower interest rate than a Certificate of Deposit, which accounted for majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents for the three month period ending September 30, 2008.

Other Income

Other income decreased by $1,544 to $0 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 from $1,544 for the same period in 2008.

Net Loss

Net loss was $702,481, or $(0.01) per share, for the three months ended in September 30, 2009, compared to a net loss of $1,108,153, or $(0.02) per share for the same period in 2008. The decrease in net loss is primarily attributed to an increase in revenues totaling $0.3 million and a decrease in operating expenses totaling $0.07 million, primarily consisting of a decrease in accounting fees.

Results of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2009				2008				$ Change				% Change
REVENUES
License Revenue		$	950,119			$	—			$	950,119
Royalty Revenue			105,423				106,904				(1,481	)			(1	)%
			1,055,542				106,904				948,638				887	%
EXPENSES
Research and development			1,716,642				2,629,815				(913,173	)			(35	)%
General and administrative			1,511,124				1,415,465				95,659				7	%
Depreciation and amortization			6,821				6,178				643				10	%
Total Operating Expenses			3,234,587				4,051,458				(816,871	)			(20	)%
Loss from Operations			(2,179,045	)			(3,944,554	)			1,765,509				(45	)%
Interest income			10,290				67,793				(57,503	)			(85	)%
Other income			75,380				1,890				73,490				3,888	%
Other income			85,670				69,683				15,987				23	%
Loss before income taxes			(2,093,375	)			(3,874,871	)			1,781,496				(46	)%
Income Taxes
Current			—				—				—				—
Deferred			—				—				—				—
Income Taxes			—				—				—				—
NET LOSS		$	(2,093,375	)		$	(3,874,871	)		$	1,781,496				(46	)%

Revenues

Revenues from licenses increased to $950,119 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $0 for the same period in 2008. The $950,119 license revenue in 2009 represents nine months of revenue recognition related to a $1.9 million upfront cash payment received by Winston Labs from sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. in accordance with a license agreement entered into by Winston Labs in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Revenues from royalties declined to $105,423 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $106,904 for the same period in 2008. The decline was primarily due to a change in terms of the License Agreement with DUSA that included a $25,000 minimum monthly payment received in January 2008 that was not received for same period in 2009. The license agreement with DUSA expired on September 30, 2008. The $105,423 royalty revenue for the nine month period ending September 30, 2009 is comprised entirely of royalties earned from Hi-Tech. The $106,904 royalty revenue for the nine month period ending September 30, 2008 represents $34,861 and $72,043 of royalties earned from DUSA and Hi-Tech, respectively. On October 30, 2009, the Company received communication from Hi-Tech that it has discontinued the sale of the product as defined in the license agreement. As a result, the Company does not expect to receive any more royalties from Hi-Tech in the future.

Research & Development Expenses

Research and development expenses declined by $913,173,to $1,716,642 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $2,629,815 for the same period in 2008. The decline was primarily due to decreased spending on various European and Canadian filing fees and the timing of certain R&D projects.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased to $1,511,124 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $1,415,465 for the same period in 2008. The increase is due largely to increase in payroll due primarily to hiring of additional administrative staff.

Interest Income

Interest income decreased by $57,503 to $10,290 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 from $67,793 for the same period in 2008 due to a majority of Company funds being held in U.S. Treasury mutual fund for the nine month period ending September 30, 2009, which pays a much lower interest rate than a Certificate of Deposit, which accounted for majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents for the nine month period ending September 30, 2008.

Other Income

Other income increased by $73,490 to $75,380 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 from $1,890 for the same period in 2008 due to a $75,000 legal settlement with DUSA.

Net Loss

Net loss was $2,093,375, or $(0.04) per share, for the nine months ended in September 30, 2009, compared to a net loss of $3,874,871, or $(0.07) per share for the same period in 2008. The decrease in net loss is primarily attributed to an increase in revenues totaling $0.9 million and a decrease in operating expenses totaling $0.8 million, consisting of a decrease in research and development totaling $0.9 million and an increase in general and administrative expenses totaling $0.1 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since Winston Labs’s inception, it has financed its operations through the private placement of equity securities and, to a lesser extent, through licensing revenues and product sales. Through March 31, 2009, Winston Labs has raised approximately $54 million from the private placement of Winston Labs and Rodlen common shares.

While the focus going forward is to improve our financial performance, we expect operating losses and negative cash flow to continue for the foreseeable future and, as described below, we will need to raise additional capital to fund these losses. We anticipate that our losses may increase from current levels because we expect to incur significant costs and expenses related to being a public company, continuing our research and development activities, filing with regulatory agencies (e.g. FDA) as well as developing new compounds and products, advertising, marketing and promotional activities, all of which will involve employing additional personnel as our business expands. Our ability to become profitable depends on our ability to develop products and to generate and sustain substantial revenue related to those products through new license and distribution agreements while maintaining reasonable expense levels.

The bulk of our expenditures are for operating activities. Our net cash used in operating activities was $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. These amounts were used to fund our operating losses for the periods, adjusted for non-cash expenses and changes in operating assets and liabilities.

Historically, our investing activities have included the acquisition or purchase of product rights, such as Psoriatec ^® in 2001 and Zostrix ^® in 2002, the divestment of product rights, such as Zostrix ^® in 2005, and the acquisition or redemption of holdings in other companies, such as the preferred shares in Ovation that we redeemed in 2005.

On November 13, 2007, Winston Labs issued 5,815,851 shares of Winston Labs Series A Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 4,092,636 shares of Winston Labs Series A Preferred Stock in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. Immediately prior to consummation of the Merger, Winston Labs issued 4,187,413 shares of Winston Labs Series B Preferred Stock in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $4.0 million. All of the Winston Labs shares and warrants issued in these transactions were exchanged for shares of the Company’s Series A and B Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock upon consummation of the Merger.

On September 25, 2008 at the closing of the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Winston Labs, consisting of 23,937,358 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), 5,815,851 shares of the Winston Labs Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), and 4,187,413 shares of the Winston Labs Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”), was exchanged for 422,518,545 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (at an exchange ratio of 17.65101 shares of the Company’s common stock per share of Winston Labs common stock), 101,849 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock and 73,332 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (at an exchange ratio of .01751238 shares of the Company’s preferred stock per share of Winston Labs’ preferred stock). Following a 1-for-8 reverse split of the Company’s common and preferred stock on December 15, 2008, 12,730 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock and 9,157 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. On September 24, 2009, each outstanding share of Company Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock automatically converted into 1,000 fully-paid, non-assessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In addition, in connection with such conversion, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock automatically converted into the right to acquire 1,000 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of such warrant, at an exercise price of $0.39 per share of Common Stock.

On October 30, 2008, Winston Labs and sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. entered into a licensing agreement for the Canadian rights to Winston Labs’ transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV-1) modulator in formulations for topical application. Under the terms of the agreement, sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. owns the rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize civamide cream in Canada along with a second generation cream that is currently in development. In return for granting sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. the Canadian rights, Winston Labs received an upfront payment of $1.9 million (US) and will receive an additional $2 million (CAD) upon regulatory approval of civamide cream in Canada, certain milestone payments and future royalties on net sales of civamide or the related second generation cream in Canada. In connection with this agreement, Winston Labs is recognizing the upfront payment of $1.9 million over 18 months. As such, approximately $316,000 and $0 has been recognized as revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and in 2008, respectively, with the remainder being treated as unearned revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2009 and as of December 31, 2008.

On December 15, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 1-for-8 reverse split of its common and preferred stock.

As of September 30, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.3 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we used a total of approximately $0.8 million and $3.4 million, respectfully, in operating activities. We currently anticipate that our cash uses will generally remain at these levels or less until such time as we are able to secure additional funding to increase our investment in pre-commercialization activities and advance our development programs. We anticipate that our existing cash will be sufficient to meet our projected operating requirements through at least December 31, 2009. The Company will need and will seek to obtain additional capital in the next 6-9 months and future years to continue to operate and grow our business. Should we achieve regulatory and market approval in Canada and should additional resources become available, we expect that our cash uses will increase to support additional pre-launch activities as well as launch related activities. On October 15, 2009, Winston Labs announced that it received a Notice of Non-compliance (“NON”) from the Therapeutics Drug Directorate, Health Canada (the “Directorate”) for its New Drug Submission (NDS) for CIVANEX (zucapsaicin cream 0.075%) for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis. The Directorate remarked that the analysis of the pivotal trial did not support the requested indication. Winston Labs has a period of ninety days to submit a response to the Directorate’s NON, which it intends to do. In the event that the Company is not be able to obtain regulatory approval in Canada by June 30, 2010, the sanofi-aventis payment due upon regulatory approval will be reduced by $250,000 (CAD) to $1,750,000 (CAD). It is unlikely that we can obtain Regulatory Approval in Canada prior to December 31, 2009. We anticipate that licensing revenue for the remainder of 2009 will originate solely from milestone payments under existing license agreements or upfront, non-refundable payments under new license agreements. Our cash requirements may vary materially from those currently anticipated due to changes in our operations, including our research and development activities, expansion of our personnel and the timing of our receipt of license revenues. If the Company fails to raise additional capital to support its operations for the next twelve months, it may not have sufficient funds to support working capital needs through December 31, 2010. If it is determined the Company does not have sufficient funds to support operations, it is possible the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore the audit opinion will include a going concern emphasis paragraph for the year ending December 31, 2009.

We continue to incur recurring net losses and negative cash flows from operations. Until we can generate significant cash from our operations, if ever, we expect to continue to fund our operations with existing cash resources generated from the proceeds of offerings of our equity securities as well as potentially through strategic collaboration agreements, debt financing or the sale of additional equity securities. We may not enter into collaboration agreements, or, if we do, receive milestone or royalty payments under those agreements. In addition, we cannot be sure that our existing cash and investment resources will be adequate or that additional financing will be available when needed or that, if available, financing will be obtained on favorable terms. Having insufficient funds may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our development programs, relinquish some or all rights to product candidates at an earlier stage of development or negotiate less favorable terms with third parties in connection with such product candidates than we would otherwise choose. Failure to obtain adequate financing also may adversely affect the launch of our product candidates, if approved for marketing, or our ability to continue in business. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, substantial dilution to existing stockholders could result. If we raise additional funds by incurring debt financing, the terms of the debt could involve significant cash payment obligations as well as covenants and specific financial ratios that may restrict our ability to operate our business.

Contractual Obligations

Rental expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $64,553 and $82,733, respectively.

We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with clinical research organizations and clinical investigators, for third party manufacturing and formulation development. These contracts generally provide for termination with notice, and therefore, our management believes that our non-cancelable obligations under these agreements are not material.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, with the exception of the above noted operating leases.

Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a “smaller reporting company” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are exempt from making the disclosures required by this item pursuant to paragraph (e) of Item 305 of Regulation S-K.

Item 4.		Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures . Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.		Legal Proceedings

As previously reported in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, in July 2009, the Company filed suit against the FDA in the United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois for declaratory and injunctive relief with respect to the FDA’s refusal to waive it’s application user fee under small business waiver rules relating to the Company’s submission of the civamide cream application. In September, 2009, the FDA filed a motion to dismiss the suit. In October, 2009, the Company filed a response in opposition to the FDA’s motion to dismiss. If the Company is unsuccessful in its action against the FDA, an application fee of approximately $1.4 million would be due upon submission by the Company of any NDA, including that of Civamide cream. Payment of fees at that level would have a material effect on the Company’s cash condition and would adversely affect its ability to conduct research and development projects in a time frame previously anticipated by management. At this stage of the litigation, it is not feasible to predict the outcome of this proceeding.

There are no other material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to its business, to which the Company is a party.

Item 1A.		Risk Factors

We are a “smaller reporting company” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are exempt from making the disclosures required by this item pursuant to the instructions to Item 1A to Part II of Form 10-Q.

Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) On September 25, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted 142,500 non-qualified stock options to purchase shares to certain non-employee directors of the Company, including: 30,000 options to Glenn L. Halpryn; 27,500 options to Curtis Lockshin, Ph.D; 27,500 options to Neal S. Penneys, M.D., Ph.D.; 27,500 options to Subbarao Uppaluri, Ph.D and 30,000 options to Robert A. Yolles. All of the options expire on September 25, 2019, vest in five equal annual installments commencing September 25, 2010 and have an exercise price of $1.36 as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of the Plan. A Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement entered into by and between the Company and each of such directors with respect to these stock option awards is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

Item 3.		Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

Item 5.		Other Information

None

Item 6.		Exhibits

Exhibit No.
	10.1			Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.
	31.1			Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer of Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Joel E. Bernstein, M.D., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.2			Certification of the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc., David Starr, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.1			Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer of Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Joel E. Bernstein, M.D., and the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc., David Starr, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		WINSTON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		(Registrant)
Dated: November 13, 2009		By:		/s/ Joel E. Bernstein   Joel E. Bernstein, M.D.
				President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 13, 2009		By:		/s/ David Starr   David Starr
				Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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