OPTICON MEDICAL INC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-QSB

         (Mark One)
         [ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
         For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                                       OR

         [   ] 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: 33-17922-C


                              OPTICON MEDICAL, INC.
                          (f/k/a Immune Response, Inc.)
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


              DELAWARE                                    42-1426742
       (State of incorporation                         (I.R.S. Employer
          or organization)                            Identification No.)

                  7001 POST ROAD, STE. 100, DUBLIN, OHIO 43016
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (614) 336-2000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


         Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 8,177,552 shares of
common stock, $.0001 par value, on November 10, 2000.

         Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format    YES     NO  X
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         Item 1.  Financial Statements

                  Balance Sheets September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999.      1

                  Statements of Operations For the Three Months
                  Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Nine Months
                  Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the Period From
                  July 28, 1984 (date of inception) to September 30, 2000.      2

                  Statements of Cash Flows For the Nine Months
                  Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the Period From
                  July 28, 1984 (date of inception) to September 30, 2000.      3

                  Notes to Financial Statements -
                  September 30, 2000.                                           4

         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis.                         8

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

         Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.                                           N/A

         Item 2.  Changes in Securities.                                       N/A

         Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.                             N/A

         Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.         10

         Item 5.  Other Information.                                           N/A

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.                            11

         Signatures                                                            12
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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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                                                 OPTICON MEDICAL, INC.
                                            (FORMERLY IMMUNE RESPONSE, INC.)
                                            (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)

                                                     Balance Sheets
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                                                                                SEPTEMBER 30, 2000   DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                 ASSETS                                            (UNAUDITED)          (SEE NOTE 2)
                                                                                ------------------   -----------------
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Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                                                       $ 1,488,761             13,736
    Deferred merger costs                                                                    --             32,344
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                            32,632              1,031
                                                                                    -----------         ----------

               Total current assets                                                   1,521,393             47,111

    Property and equipment, net                                                          36,403             44,099
    Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $78,412 in 2000
    and $69,700 in 1999                                                                 119,088            127,801
    Other assets                                                                          4,979              7,264
                                                                                    -----------         ----------

               Total assets                                                         $ 1,681,863            226,275
                                                                                    ===========         ==========

            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Current liabilities:
    Current portion of capital lease obligations                                    $     1,774              4,644
    Note payable to Immune Response, Inc.                                                    --            100,000
    Accounts payable                                                                     56,315             43,273
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities to related parties                              --            121,173
    Dividends payable                                                                    43,103                 --
    Accrued compensation and related taxes                                                   --            168,178
    Other accrued liabilities                                                            29,564                 --
                                                                                    -----------         ----------

               Total current liabilities                                                130,756            437,268

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion                                         3,588                480
                                                                                    -----------         ----------
               Total liabilities                                                        134,344            437,748

Stockholders' equity (deficit):
    Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
      Series A convertible preferred stock, 3,000 shares authorized,
         2,650 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000;
         liquidation preference of $2,693,103                                         1,595,616                 --
    Common stock, $.0001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized,
         7,948,253 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000
         and 7,497,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 1999
         retroactively restated to reflect merger                                           795                750
    Additional paid-in capital                                                        6,869,224          4,153,193
    Deficit accumulated during the development stage                                 (6,918,116)        (4,365,416)
                                                                                    -----------         ----------

               Total stockholders' equity (deficit)                                   1,547,519           (211,473)
                                                                                    -----------         ----------

               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)                 $ 1,681,863            226,275
                                                                                    ===========         ==========
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                                                       OPTICON MEDICAL, INC.
                                                 (FORMERLY IMMUNE RESPONSE, INC.)
                                                 (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)

                                                     Statements of Operations
                                                            (Unaudited)
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                                                                                                                      CUMULATIVE
                                                                                                                         FROM
                                                                                                                     JULY 28, 1994
                                                               THREE MONTHS ENDED            NINE MONTHS ENDED      (INCEPTION) TO
                                                                   SEPT 30,                       SEPT 30,              SEPT 30,
                                                             2000            1999           2000           1999          2000
                                                          -----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------
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Costs and expenses:
    Selling, general and administrative                    $  215,823        165,029        602,489       457,799      2,431,745
    Research and development                                  146,977         45,565        258,848       115,115      1,477,612
    Clinical and regulatory                                    51,912          8,650         54,981        31,175        984,438
    Depreciation of property and equipment                      8,106          4,893         23,692        14,679        158,066
    Amortization of intangible assets                           2,904          2,904          8,712         8,712        159,407
                                                           ----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

             Loss from operations                            (425,722)      (227,041)      (948,722)     (627,480)    (5,211,268)
                                                           ----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

    Other income (expense):
      Interest income                                          23,412          2,546         59,215         4,092        110,150
      Interest expense                                         (1,215)        (3,531)    (1,663,194)      (16,772)    (1,816,999)
                                                           ----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

             Total other expense                               22,197           (985)    (1,603,979)      (12,680)    (1,706,849)
                                                           ----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

             Loss before income taxes                        (403,525)      (228,026)    (2,552,701)     (640,160)    (6,918,117)

Income taxes                                                       --             --             --            --             --
                                                           ----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

             Net loss                                      $ (403,525)      (228,026)    (2,552,701)     (640,160)    (6,918,117)
                                                           ----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

             Preferred stock dividends                     $   43,103             --         94,884            --         94,884
                                                           ----------      ---------     ----------     ---------     ----------

             Net loss attributable to
               common stockholders                         $ (446,628)      (228,026)    (2,647,585)     (640,160)    (7,013,001)
                                                           ==========      =========     ==========     =========     ==========

             Loss per common share (basic and diluted)     $    (0.06)         (0.04)         (0.35)        (0.10)         (1.41)
                                                           ==========      =========     ==========     =========     ==========

             Weighted average number of shares
               oustanding during period (basic
               and diluted) retroactively restated
               to reflect merger                            7,722,029      6,497,500      7,581,970     6,324,531      4,961,433
                                                           ==========      =========     ==========     =========     ==========
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                                              OPTICON MEDICAL, INC
                                        (FORMERLY IMMUNE RESPONSE, INC.)
                                        (A DEVELOPMENT STAGE ENTERPRISE)

                                            Statements of Cash Flows
                                                  (Unaudited)
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                                                                                              CUMULATIVE FROM
                                                                                               JULY 28, 1994
                                                                      NINE MONTHS ENDED       (INCEPTION) TO
                                                                        SEPTEMBER 30,          SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                    2000            1999          2000
                                                                 -----------      ---------     -----------
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Cash used in operating activities                                $(1,102,083)     $(517,995)    $(4,761,432)

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Purchases of property and equipment                              (11,914)            --       (170,220)
    Purchases of intangibles                                              --             --        (59,147)
                                                                 -----------      ---------     ----------

               Cash used in investing activities                     (11,914)            --       (229,367)

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Cash acquired in merger                                           99,119             --         99,119
    Merger costs                                                     (75,418)            --        (75,418)
    Proceeds from issuance of stock, net of issuance cost                 --        525,000      2,866,927
    Proceeds from the issuance of note payable to Immune
      Response, Inc.                                                      --             --        100,000
    Net proceeds from exercise of stock options                       22,000             --         22,000
    Proceeds from convertible debentures with warrants             2,547,265             --      3,372,265
    Proceeds from long-term debt                                          --             --        115,000
    Payments on capital lease obligations                             (3,044)        (4,922)       (19,433)
                                                                 -----------      ---------     ----------

               Cash provided by financing activities               2,589,922        520,078      6,480,460

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                              1,475,925          2,083      1,489,661

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                        13,736         51,961            --
                                                                 -----------      ---------     ----------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                           1,489,661         54,044      1,489,661
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS INFORMATION:
    Cash paid for interest                                       $    29,881             --         34,573
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITY:
    Equipment acquired through capital lease obligations         $     4,500             --         26,013
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
NONCASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Cancellation of Immune Response, Inc. debt in merger         $   100,000             --        100,000
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
    Deferred issuance costs related to merger                    $    32,344             --         32,344
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
    Conversion of debt in exchange for common stock              $        --             --        115,000
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
    Issuance of warrants in connection with convertible debt     $   775,000             --        775,000
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
    Conversion of debt in exchange for stock                     $ 2,547,265             --      3,421,432
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
    Issuance of common stock in exchange for intangibles         $        --             --        219,350
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
    Conversion of preferred stock into common stock              $   210,743             --        210,753
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
    Preferred dividends paid in common stock                     $    51,781             --         51,781
                                                                 ===========      =========     ==========
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                              OPTICON MEDICAL, INC.
                        (FORMERLY IMMUNE RESPONSE, INC.)

                          Notes to Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

                               September 30, 2000


NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Opticon Medical,
Inc. (formerly Immune Response, Inc. - see Note 4) (the "Company") have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Item 10(a) of
Regulation S-B. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 2000. For further information, refer to
the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


NOTE 2 - MERGER OF IMMUNE RESPONSE, INC. AND OPTICON MEDICAL, INC. (AN IOWA
CORPORATION)

On December 9, 1999, Immune Response, Inc., a Colorado corporation ("Immune"),
Opticon Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Immune ("Sub"), and Opticon Medical, Inc., an Iowa corporation
("Opticon Iowa"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the
"Merger Agreement"), providing for the merger of Opticon Iowa with and into Sub
(the "Merger").

The Merger Agreement was approved by Immune, acting as sole shareholder of Sub.
The shareholders of Opticon Iowa approved and adopted the Merger Agreement at a
special meeting held on January 28, 2000. The Merger became effective February
25, 2000. Through the Certificate of Merger, Sub changed its name to Opticon
Medical, Inc.

At the Effective Date of the Merger, each outstanding share of Common Stock, no
par value, Series A Preferred Stock, no par value, and Series B Preferred Stock,
no par value, of Opticon Iowa, totaling 4,482,906 shares (the "Opticon Iowa
Stock") and held by approximately 88 shareholders, was converted into the right
to receive 1.23 shares of common stock, $.0001 par value, of Immune (the "Immune
Common Stock"), so that, in the aggregate, the holders of Opticon Iowa Stock
would, on the Effective Date, hold 80% of the outstanding Immune Common Stock,
on a fully diluted basis, and the then current shareholders of Immune would
hold, in the aggregate, 20% of the outstanding Immune Common Stock on a fully
diluted basis. No fractional shares were issued. All fractional shares of Immune
Common Stock to which a holder of Opticon Iowa Stock would otherwise be entitled
at the Effective Date were aggregated, and any fractional share resulting from
such aggregation was rounded to the nearest whole. All shares issued pursuant to
the Merger Agreement were issued pursuant to exemptions from registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, notes outstanding between
the two companies, totaling $100,000 were cancelled in connection with the
Merger. The Merger consideration was determined based upon arms-length
negotiations between Immune and Opticon Iowa.

The Merger Agreement provided that Immune assume Opticon Iowa's rights and
obligations under all of Opticon Iowa's outstanding options and warrants and
other purchase rights. As a result, on the Effective Date, the right of any
holder of an outstanding option, warrant, or other purchase right, was converted
into the right to receive the number of shares of Immune Common Stock as would
have been issued or delivered to the holder if it had exercised the warrant or
option and received the shares of Opticon Iowa Stock upon such exercise
immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Merger. At the Effective Date,
there were outstanding an aggregate of 1,968,517 Opticon Iowa options and
warrants.

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In connection with the Merger, on January 20, 2000, Immune's shareholders
approved a one-for-three reverse stock split and authorized 1,000,000 shares of
preferred stock and an increase in the authorized capital stock to 26,000,000
shares. As a result, prior to the Effective Date, Immune had a total of
1,983,526 shares of Immune Common Stock issued and outstanding. In the Merger,
5,513,974 shares of Immune Common Stock were issued in exchange for the
outstanding shares of Opticon Iowa Stock, causing Immune to have a total of
7,497,500 shares of Immune Common Stock issued and outstanding. If all of the
Opticon Iowa options and warrants had been exercised, approximately another
2,421,276 shares of Immune Common Stock would have been issued.

The transaction between Immune and Opticon Iowa was a business combination
between an operating enterprise (Opticon Iowa) and a "shell company" (Immune),
in which the shell company was the issuer of securities and the operating
enterprise was determined to be the acquiring enterprise for financial reporting
purposes. In this case, the business combination is being treated for financial
reporting purposes as an issuance of securities by Opticon Iowa. Opticon Iowa
has credited equity for the fair value of the tangible net assets of Immune
(i.e., no goodwill or intangible assets were recognized in this transaction).
Costs related to this transaction were charged directly to equity.

In this filing and in future filings, the historical financial statements of
Opticon Iowa (accounting acquirer) has and will be presented as the historical
financial statements of the combined enterprise and the assets and liabilities
of the Immune (legal acquirer) has and will be accounted for as required by the
purchase method of accounting without regard to which enterprise is the
surviving enterprise. The results of operations of Immune (legal acquirer) are
included in the financial statements of the combined enterprise only from the
date of acquisition. The equity of Opticon Iowa is presented as the equity of
the combined enterprise; however, the capital stock account of Opticon Iowa has
been adjusted to reflect the par value of the outstanding stock of Immune after
giving effect to the number of shares issued in the business combination. The
difference between the capital stock account of Opticon Iowa and the capital
stock account of Immune has been recorded as an adjustment to additional paid-in
capital of the combined enterprise. For periods prior to the business
combination, the equity of the combined enterprise is the historical equity of
Opticon Iowa prior to the merger retroactively restated to reflect the number of
shares received in the business combination. The accumulated deficit of Opticon
Iowa will be carried forward after the acquisition. Earnings (loss) per share
for periods prior to the business combination have been restated to reflect the
number of equivalent shares received by Opticon Iowa shareholders in the Merger.


NOTE 3 - CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SERIES A

Immediately following the Merger, Immune entered into Securities Purchase
Agreements with certain investors (the "Investors") whereby Immune agreed to
sell, and the Investors to purchase $3 million in principal amount of 6%
convertible debentures (the "Debentures") and warrants to purchase 300,000
shares of Immune's common stock (the Warrants") at a price of $6.60 per share.
At the option of the holder, the Debentures were convertible, either in whole or
in part, into common shares, at any time, and from time to time, at a conversion
price per share of common stock equal to the lesser of: (a) $4.50 or (b) 65% of
the market price of Immune Common Stock. Any principal amount of Debentures
outstanding on the third anniversary of the issuance were automatically
convertible into common stock at the conversion price unless the common stock
issuable on such conversion would exceed 19.99% of the common stock outstanding
on the mandatory conversion date, in which case Immune's shareholders would have
to approve the issuance of the common stock in excess of the 19.99% threshold.
In the event of no shareholder approval, any unconverted portion of the
Debentures were required to be redeemed for cash.

The Debentures were recorded at the amount of gross proceeds of $3 million, less
the fair value of the Warrants, which were valued at $775,000. The calculated
conversion price at February 25, 2000, the first available conversion date, was
$2.93 per share. In accordance with the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force Issue
98-5, the difference between this conversion price and the market price of $4.50
per share was reflected as additional interest expense of $1,613,013 in the
merged company's statement of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.

On March 17, 2000, the Debentures were exchanged for 3,000 shares of Series A 6%
Convertible Preferred Stock

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(the "Immune Preferred Stock"). The Preferred Stock has identical terms and
conditions to the Debentures, except that the holders of Immune Preferred Stock
are entitled to cumulative dividends rather than interest, payable quarterly in
cash or common stock. At the time of conversion, the principal balance of the
Debentures was $2,246,528, and accrued interest was $9,250. On the conversion
date, Immune also netted the deferred debt issuance costs of $440,159,
previously recorded as an asset, with the carrying value of the Immune Preferred
Stock. The dividends and interest were paid on July 6, 2000, in the amount of
67,630 shares of Immune Common Stock (having a value of $59,178). During the
three months ended September 30, 2000, 350 shares of Immune Preferred Stock,
with a discounted carrying value of $210,743, were converted into 356,063 shares
of Immune Common Stock.


NOTE 4 - MERGER OF IMMUNE RESPONSE, INC. INTO OPTICON MEDICAL, INC. (A DELAWARE
CORPORATION)

On July 27, 2000, Immune merged into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Opticon
Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (referred to herein as the "Company"). The
merger was approved at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and became effective
upon the filing of certificates of merger with the Secretaries of State of
Colorado and Delaware on July 27, 2000.

At the effective date of the merger, each outstanding share of Immune Common
Stock and each outstanding share of Immune Preferred Stock was converted
automatically into one share of Company common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share ("Company Common Stock"), and one share of Company Series A, 6%
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Company Preferred
Stock"), respectively.

The Company has assumed and will continue the outstanding stock options and all
other employee benefit plans of Immune. Each outstanding and unexercised option
or other right to purchase shares of Immune Common Stock will become an option
or right to purchase the same number of shares of Company Common Stock on the
same terms and conditions and at the same exercise price applicable to any such
option or stock purchase right as of the date of the effectiveness of the
merger.


NOTE 5 - 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

On July 27, 2000, the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the
2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2000 Plan"). The 2000 Plan is intended to
increase incentive and to encourage stock ownership on the part of (1) employees
of the Company and its affiliates, (2) consultants who provide significant
services to the Company and its affiliates, and (3) directors of the Company who
are employees of neither the Company nor any affiliate.

The 2000 Plan permits the granting of stock options and restricted stock awards
(collectively, "Awards") to eligible participants. The total number of shares of
Company Common Stock available for Awards to be granted under the 2000 Plan will
consist of 1,500,000 shares. If an Award expires or is canceled without having
been fully exercised or vested, the unvested or canceled shares generally will
be available again for grants of Awards.

The 2000 Plan is administered by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of
the Company's Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The members of the Committee
must qualify as "outside directors" under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Subject to the terms of the 2000 Plan, the Committee has the sole
discretion to determine the key employees and consultants who shall be granted
Awards, the terms and conditions of such Awards, and to construe and interpret
the 2000 Plan. The actual number of employees and consultants who will receive
Awards under the 2000 Plan cannot be determined because eligibility for
participation in the Plan is in the discretion of the Committee. The 2000 Plan
may be amended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time and for any
reason. Certain material amendments to the 2000 Plan must be approved by the
stockholders.

If a participant engages in a certain activity that is harmful to the Company,
all outstanding and unexercised Awards may be cancelled and terminated. Awards
granted under the 2000 Plan may not be sold, transferred, pledged,

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assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the
applicable laws of descent and distribution.

During the third quarter of 2000, the Company granted 150,000 stock options to
employees of the Company. These options, which have 10 year contractual lives,
vest over three years. The Company also granted 28,500 stock options to
non-employees for which the Company recognized approximately $13,000 in expense
in the accompanying statement of operations.

In August of 2000, the Company extended the life of 46,125 stock options for one
year. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.
44, the Company recognized approximately $28,000 of expense in the accompanying
statement of operations.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OVERVIEW

         The third quarter began with the merger of our former parent
corporation, Immune Response, Inc., with and into the Company, as approved by
our shareholders on July 27, 2000. With a newly consolidated corporate structure
and clarified corporate identity, the Company's common stock began trading on
the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "OPMI."

         The Company continues its operations as a development stage enterprise
formed to develop, manufacture, and market a series of innovative and
proprietary devices for use in urology and for the management and control of the
symptoms of urinary incontinence. Since completing the merger, our energies have
been intensely focused on serving the critical path to the market entry of our
initial product, the OPTICON(TM), a disposable, silicone indwelling valved
catheter, to be first indicated for use in acute, short-term urinary management.

         This report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. The Company's actual results may differ materially from the
results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause
such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Item I of
the Company's Form 10-KSB as filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, File No. 33-17922-C, in the section entitled "Business
Risks."

RESULTS AND PLAN OF OPERATION

         The Company's operating plan remains centered on preparing the
OPTICON(TM) for market entry, and we made significant progress toward that end
in the third quarter. In August, the Company received the final report on its
pilot clinical trial from its lead investigator, Dr. Rodney Appell, Section Head
of Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology at The Cleveland Clinic. Citing the
satisfying results obtained through a comparative study of the device among 42
post-operative female patients needing short term urinary management, Dr. Appell
concluded that "a self-controlled valve catheter is feasible, safe and
appreciated by patients, especially demonstrated in patients who had previous
experience with a Foley catheter drainage system." Feedback from the pilot trial
also prompted consideration for minor, mostly ergonomic design changes to
further affect ease of use for both patient and clinician and to insure optimal
device performance. In response, we conducted an ergonomic study and specified
several design enhancements. These modifications were then incorporated into the
specifications for manufacturing tooling, which we have since sourced and which
is in construction at this time. Although not yet configured for the scale
manufacturing process, these tools and assembly fixtures will facilitate the
manufacturing of fully-enhanced devices for accommodating the upcoming pivotal
clinical trial. Moreover, we have identified and contracted the sources for the
component manufacturing, device assembly, packaging and sterilization processes.

         The Company met with officials and staff of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration in September to review the developmental status of, and to
discuss the regulatory path to, gaining first market clearance of the
OPTICON(TM). We reached an agreement on specifics regarding intended use of the
device, and the FDA confirmed that market clearance for acute use would be a
function of a 510(k) Premarket Notification, rather than the more rigorous and
lengthy Premarket Approval process. We also discussed specific elements of the
anticipated pivotal clinical trial to support the 510(k) submission, and the FDA
concluded that such a trial would be considered "non-significant risk," thus
eliminating the need for further efforts to secure an Investigational Device
Exemption. Subsequently, we drafted and submitted the complete trial protocol to
the FDA in early October. Currently, we are awaiting the FDA's response to the
proposed trial specifics and for the agency's agreement to proceed to trial. In
preparation for trial, the Company's organization was strengthened in August
with the addition of a Clinical Trial Coordinator and Monitor, and further
development of the investigator network is continuing.

         Meanwhile, we are updating Quality Systems to fulfill both U.S. and
international regulatory requirements. We have completed Failure Mode Analysis
on the initial product, and we are currently updating Design Review
documentation through the most recent design modifications. Sterilization
validation is currently underway, and we are reviewing and modifying other
quality assurance provisions as appropriate.

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         We plan to focus on completing all the pre-trial initiatives in the
next quarter. These activities are expected to include soliciting Institutional
Review Board approvals at each of our investigative sites, producing and
distributing all trial materials and relevant documentation, and training
investigators and support staff in the use of the device. We forecast that we
will complete the manufacture of units for the clinical trial by January and
supply them to the investigators thereafter. We anticipate patient accruals to
begin during the first quarter of 2001.

         Working capital at the close of the third quarter was $1,390,637 and is
expected to fund the Company's planned operations into the second quarter of
2001. Assuming successful completion of the trial, we will require additional
funds for elements of the post-trial manufacturing scale up, subsequent research
and development initiatives, and further business development.

         Efforts to secure sales and distribution channels to the urology
markets in both the U.S. and Europe are being revitalized as we can now begin to
forecast the time of market entry. The Company has maintained a dialogue with a
number of the established market participants for creating a strategic alliance,
and as the Company gets closer to demonstrating market readiness, it is likely
that one or more of these discussions will become more meaningful and
definitive.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

         Statements in this report which relate to other than strictly
historical facts, including statements about the Company's plans and strategies,
as well as management's expectations about new and existing products,
technologies and opportunities, market growth, demand for and acceptance of new
and existing products (including the OPTICON(TM) device), are forward looking
statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project,"
and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements that speak only as
of the date hereof. Investors are cautioned that such statements involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical or anticipated results due to many factors, including, but not
limited to, the Company's ability to successfully commercialize the OPTICON(TM),
continuing losses from operations and negative cash flow, the challenges of
research and development of new products, and other risks detailed in the
Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and other Securities and
Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

1.       (a)      Immune Response, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on July 27, 2000, for the purpose of approving an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated June 26, 2000, pursuant to which Immune Response, Inc.'s state of
incorporation would change from Colorado to Delaware, by means of Immune
Response, Inc.'s merging with and into the Company, a Delaware corporation and
its wholly-owned subsidiary, so that the stockholders of Immune Response, Inc.
would become stockholders of the Company. Holders of 5,135,194 shares of common
stock of Immune Response, Inc. were present, representing 67.7% of Immune
Response, Inc.'s shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to
vote at the meeting.

                  Once the merger was approved, the meeting was adjourned and
the Certificates of Merger were filed with the appropriate state authorities.

         (b)      No directors were elected at this meeting.

         (c)      The following table shows the voting tabulation for the matter
voted upon at the meeting:

         Action                        For       Against       Abstain
         ------                        ---       -------       -------

         Approval of agreement      4,912,928     1,539          800
              and plan of merger

2.       (a)      After the filing of the Certificates of Merger, the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Immune Response, Inc. was reconvened as a meeting of
the stockholders of the Company, for the following purposes:

                  (i) to elect two Class I Directors, each to serve a one-year
         term expiring at the 2001 Annual Meeting and until their successors are
         duly elected and qualified;

                  (ii) to elect two Class II Directors, each to serve a two-year
         term expiring at the 2002 Annual Meeting and until their successors are
         duly elected and qualified;

                  (iii) to elect one Class III Director, to serve for a
         three-year term expiring at the 2003 Annual Meeting and until his
         successor is duly elected and qualified; and

                  (iv) to approve the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.

         (b)      At the meeting, all directors nominated were elected.

         (c)      The following table shows the voting tabulation for each
matter voted upon at the meeting:

         Action                                   For       Against    Abstained
         ------                                   ---       -------    ---------

         Election of Class I Directors

                  William J. Post               5,132,614       325      2,255
                  Fouad A. Salama, M.D.         5,132,614       325      2,255

         Election of Class II Directors

                  Ronald E. Eibensteiner        5,127,213     5,726      2,255
                  David Lundquist               5,127,213     5,726      2,255

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         Election of Class III Director

                  Walter L. Sembrowich, Ph.D.   5,123,798       141      2,255

         Approval of  the 2000 Stock
               Incentive Plan                   4,816,855    95,993      2,419


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (A)  EXHIBITS

         Exhibit                    Exhibit Description
         -------                    -------------------

         27                         Financial Data Schedule


         (B)      REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

                  Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 8, 2000, reporting
         the merger of Immune Response, Inc., a Colorado corporation, with and
         into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Opticon Medical, Inc., a Delaware
         corporation, pursuant to Item 4. No financial statements were filed
         therewith.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 10-QSB for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2000, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized.


                                          NETMED, INC.

                                          By: /s/ William J. Post
                                             -----------------------------------
                                              William J. Post, President and
                                              Chief Executive Officer

                                          By: /s/ David B. Bittner
                                             -----------------------------------
                                              David B. Bittner, Chief Financial
                                              Officer and Treasurer
Dated: November 14, 2000

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

       EXHIBIT                 EXHIBIT
       NUMBER                  DESCRIPTION
       ------                  -----------

       27                      Financial Data Schedule

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