POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Mitchell Steiner, Michele Greco, Kevin Gilbert
and Phil Greenberg, or any of them acting singly and
with full power of substitution, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
director of Veru Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,
and timely file such form with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by either such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.


Additionally, the undersigned hereby grants to such
attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any
of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that either such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
or is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.


This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of,
and transactions in securities issued by, the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in the form
of an executed document delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 20th day of March, 2018.

Signature,

/s/ Michael L. Rankowitz