Impax Pharmaceuticals to Co-Promote Wyeth's Pristiq
HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL) today announced that beginning July 1, 2009, Impax Pharmaceuticals, the Company's specialty brand products division will co-promote Wyeth's Pristiq®. Impax Pharmaceuticals will utilize its 66 neurology-focused sales force to promote Pristiq® (desvenlafaxine), a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) as a treatment for adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
As previously announced, Impax Laboratories entered into a three-year co-promotion agreement with Wyeth in July 2008 to detail a product then to-be named by Wyeth for neurologists. Impax will receive a fee for each detail delivered. Other terms of this agreement are confidential and were not disclosed.
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 and Philadelphia facilities. For more information, please visit the Company's Web site at: www.impaxlabs.com.
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