Retrophin Enters into U.S. License Agreement for Thiola® (Tiopronin)

Retrophin, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTRX) today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Mission Pharmacal Company, a private company based in San Antonio, Texas, for U.S. marketing rights to Thiola® (tiopronin). Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed.

Thiola® is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of cystinuria, a rare genetic cystine transport disorder that causes high cystine levels in the urine and the formation of recurring kidney stones. The resulting long-term damage can cause loss of kidney function in addition to substantial pain and loss of productivity associated with renal colic and stone passage. The worldwide prevalence of the disease is believed to be one in 7,000.

"Thiola adds another commercial product to our portfolio and is a strategic fit with our focus on rare diseases, particularly renal disease,” said Martin Shkreli, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Retrophin. "There are several causes of chronic kidney stones, and we believe cystinuria has been underdiagnosed. We will seek to build awareness of the disease and bring this effective treatment to more patients. Thiola marks Retrophin’s first deployment of a salesforce, and the relationships we build with nephrologists will help as we prepare for the potential approval of sparsentan and RE-034. With the addition of this new product, we are increasing our financial guidance.”

Financial Guidance

* See note below, “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Conference Call Information

Retrophin will host a conference call and webcast tomorrow, Friday, May 30 at 8:30 a.m. ET, to discuss Thiola. To participate in the conference call, dial +1 855-219-9219 (U.S.) or +1 315-625-6891 (International), confirmation code 54134213 shortly before 8:30 a.m. The webcast can be accessed at www.retrophin.com, in the Events and Presentations section. A replay of the call will be available 11:30 a.m. ET, May 30, 2014, to 11:59 p.m. ET, June 6, 2014. The replay number is 855-859-2056 (U.S.) or 404-537-3406 (International), confirmation code 54134213.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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About Thiola

Thiola is indicated for the prevention of cystine (kidney) stone formation in patients with severe homozygous cystinuria with urinary cystine greater than 500 mg/day, who are resistant to treatment with conservative measures of high fluid intake, alkali and diet modifications, or who have adverse reactions to d-penicillamine.

Important Safety Information

Contraindications: The use of Thiola during pregnancy is contraindicated, except in those with severe cystinuria where the anticipated benefit of inhibited stone formation clearly outweighs possible hazards of treatment.

Warnings: Despite apparent lower toxicity of Thiola, Thiola may potentially cause all the serious adverse reactions reported for d-penicillamine.

Precautions: Patients should be advised of the potential development of complications and to report promptly the occurrence of any symptom or sign of them. Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, impairment of fertility: long-term carcino-genicity studies in animals has not been performed. Use in pregnancy: Pregnancy category C. Nursing mothers: Mothers taking Thiola should not nurse their infants.

Adverse Reactions: Some patients may develop drug fever, usually during the first month of therapy. Thiola treatment should be discontinued until the fever subsides. Thiola may be associated with the following adverse reactions: gastrointestinal side effects, impairment in taste and smell, dermatologic complications, hypersensitivity reactions, hematologic abnormalities, renal complications, pulmonary manifestations, and neurological complications.

Please see the full prescribing information including the complete indications and usage, contraindications, warnings, precautions and adverse reactions at thiola.com.

About Mission Pharmacal Company

Mission Pharmacal Company is a privately held pharmaceutical company based in San Antonio, Texas. For more than 65 years, the company has been committed to meeting the unique healthcare needs of women throughout all stages of life, pediatric patients, and those persons dealing with urologic and dermatologic conditions. The company has a proven track record of identifying unmet healthcare needs and developing both innovative prescription and over-the-counter products to meet these needs. Using only the purest ingredients and FDA-approved methods of manufacturing, Mission Pharmacal provides physicians and consumers with the highest quality pharmaceutical and dietary supplement products on the market today. Mission Pharmacal is a proud national supporter of the March of Dimes Foundation®, whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. For more information about the company, please visit missionpharmacal.com.

About Retrophin

Retrophin is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development, acquisition and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of serious, catastrophic or rare diseases for which there are currently no viable options for patients. The Company's marketed products include Chenodal®, Thiola® and Vecamyl®, and its pipeline includes compounds for several catastrophic diseases, including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), schizophrenia, autism, infantile spasms, nephrotic syndrome and others. Retrophin intends to reintroduce Syntocinon Nasal Spray in the U.S. to assist initial postpartum milk ejection. For additional information, please visit www.retrophin.com.

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