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Hikma Snaps Up Insys Sprays As Part Of US Drive Towards Differentiation

 
• By Aidan Fry

By acquiring global rights to epinephrine and naloxone nasal spray candidates from Insys, Hikma is following its strategy of moving its non-injectable Generics business segment in the US towards differentiated products.

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Hikma is looking to bring anaphylaxis treatment epinephrine and the opioid overdose drug naloxone to the US market as unit-dose nasal sprays • Source: Shutterstock

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement to acquire for $17.0m pipeline epinephrine and naloxone nasal sprays and a complementary manufacturing platform from Insys Therapeutics, which recently filed for bankruptcy. Both the epinephrine and naloxone sprays are intended for approval through the US Food and Drug Administration’s hybrid 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway.

Speaking exclusively to Generics Bulletin immediately after announcing the deal, Hikma’s CEO Siggi Olafsson described the Insys assets acquisition as...

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