Impax Laboratories Confirms Patent Challenge Relating to SIMCOR® Extended-Release Tablets, 1000/20 mg
November 26 2010 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL) today confirms
that it has initiated a challenge of patents listed in connection
with SIMCOR® (niacin/simvastatin) extended-release tablets, 1000/20
mg.
Impax filed its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
containing a paragraph IV certification for a generic version of
SIMCOR® with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
(FDA). Following receipt of the notice from the FDA that
Impax’s ANDA had been accepted for filing, Impax notified the New
Drug Application holder and patent owner of its paragraph IV
certification.
On November 24, 2010, Abbott Laboratories and Abbott Respiratory
LLC filed suit for patent infringement against Impax in the United
States District Court for the District of Delaware. This action
formally initiates the patent challenge process under the
Hatch-Waxman Act.
Once the ANDA is approved by FDA, Global Pharmaceuticals,
Impax’s generic division, will commercialize the product.
SIMCOR® is indicated to reduce (1) elevated total–C, LDL-C, Apo
B, non-HDL-C, TG, or to increase HDL-C in patients with primary
hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia when treatment with
simvastatin monotherapy or niacin extended-release monotherapy is
considered inadequate, and (2) TG in patients with
hypertriglyceridemia when treatment with simvastatin monotherapy or
niacin extended-release monotherapy is considered inadequate.
According to Wolters Kluwer Health, U.S. sales of SIMCOR®
extended-release tablets, 1000/20 mg, were approximately $37
million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010.
About Impax Laboratories, Inc.
Impax Laboratories, Inc. is a technology based specialty
pharmaceutical company applying its formulation expertise and drug
delivery technology to the development of controlled-release and
specialty generics in addition to the development of branded
products. Impax markets its generic products through its Global
Pharmaceuticals division and markets its branded products through
the Impax Pharmaceuticals division. Additionally, where
strategically appropriate, Impax has developed marketing
partnerships to fully leverage its technology platform. Impax
Laboratories is headquartered in Hayward, California, and has a
full range of capabilities in its Hayward, Philadelphia and Taiwan
facilities. For more information, please visit the Company's Web
site at: www.impaxlabs.com.
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