Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. functions as a specialized pharmaceutical enterprise, primarily dedicated to innovating and bringing to market medical therapies tailored for critical and intensive care environments within hospitals. Their leading product candidate is intravenous Tramadol, a synthetic opioid with a dual mechanism of action, currently undergoing Phase III clinical trials for the management of severe pain experienced by patients after surgery. Established in 2015, the company's operations are based in New York, New York.