BAUDETTE, Minn., Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ANI") (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced the launch of Aspirin and Extended Release Dipyridamole Capsules, 25mg/200mg (the generic equivalent of Aggrenox®). This launch represents ANI's fifth generic product introduction in 2019.
ANI acquired the rights to launch this drug in an acquisition executed in 2018. As part of that acquisition, ANI entered into a supply agreement for Aspirin and Extended Release Dipyridamole Capsules whereby ANI receives drug product, packaged in the ANI label, starting on October 1, 2019 and ending no later than March 1, 2021. ANI estimates that the current annual U.S. market for Aspirin and Extended Release Dipyridamole Capsules is approximately $80 million, based on Iqvia data. There are currently six suppliers of this drug in the U.S. market.
About Aspirin and Extended Release Dipyridamole Capsules
Aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole capsules are indicated to reduce the risk of stroke in patients who have had transient ischemia of the brain or completed ischemic stroke due to thrombosis
For more information, including the complete list of indications and usages, please see the Full Prescribing Information.
About ANI
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company" or "ANI") is an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing, and marketing branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals. The Company's targeted areas of product development currently include narcotics, oncolytics (anti-cancers), hormones and steroids, and complex formulations involving extended release and combination products. For more information, please visit our website www.anipharmaceuticals.com.
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