Esperion Shares Rally After Patent Litigation Settlement For Cholesterol Drugs

The company said that Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has agreed not to market a generic version of either Nexletol or Nexlizet in the U.S. before April 19, 2040.

Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR) on Friday said that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories under which the latter has agreed not to market a generic version of either Nexletol or Nexlizet in the United States before April 19, 2040.

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The agreement resolves the patent litigation brought by Esperion against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories after it submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application seeking approval to market a generic version of each of Nexletol and Nexlizet.

The two drugs are used to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol in adults with high blood cholesterol levels, known as primary hyperlipidemia. Shares of Esperion traded 3% higher in the pre-market session at the time of writing. 

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