POWER OF ATTORNEY
             KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints the Chief Financial Officer of Baudax Bio, Inc.
(the "Company") with full power to act singly, as the undersigned's true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to:

1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director and/or beneficial owner of the
Company, Form ID Application, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules 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 ID Application, 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 attorney-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 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.

             The undersigned hereby grants to the 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
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.

             This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
attorney-in-fact.

	     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 18th day of August, 2020.

					By:	/s/ Arnold Baskies, MD
					Name:	Arnold Baskies, MD
					Title:	Director