IMX Pharmaceuticals Signs Eckerd Drug Stores for National Distribution of Exorex.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1997--IMX Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTC BB:IMXN), the exclusive United States distributor of Exorex(tm), a breakthrough psoriasis treatment, has signed an agreement with Eckerd Drug Stores, a division of the J.C. Penney Co. (JCP), for national chainwide distribution with product to arrive in stores by Sept. 15.

The nationwide roll-out of Exorex in approximately 2,800 Eckerd Stores follows demonstrated successful results of IMX's initial retail launches with other retailers.

Eckerd, headquartered in Clearwater, Fla.,…