Paladin has a focused marketing, medical and sales organization that has helped it evolve into one of Canada's leading specialty pharmaceutical companies. Paladin Labs Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian market. Learn more at or connect with us on LinkedIn. Together, we boldly transform insights into treatments benefiting those who need them, when they need them. Our decades of proven success come from passionate team members around the globe collaborating to bring treatments forward. XCOPRI ™ is currently marketed in the US as XCOPRI ® and Europe under the trademark ONTOZRY ®.Ībout Endo International plc and Paladin LabsĮndo (OTC: ENDPQ) is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to helping everyone we serve live their best life through the delivery of quality, life-enhancing therapies. 7.8 Long-term safety of cenobamate in this population has been studied in open-label safety study (C021). 4-6 The efficacy and safety of XCOPRI ™ for the treatment of adults with partial-onset seizures (also known as focal-onset seizures) were assessed in two randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trials (C013 and C017). It is also a positive allosteric modulator of the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) ion channel. It is a novel small molecule with a dual mechanism of action. In pre-clinical studies, XCOPRI ™ has been demonstrated to reduce repetitive neuronal firing by inhibiting voltage-gated sodium currents. XCOPRI ™ is an anti-seizure medication (ASM) discovered and developed by SK Biopharmaceuticals and SK life science. XCOPRI ™ (cenobamate tablets) is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the management of partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy who are not satisfactorily controlled with conventional therapy. While many people with epilepsy will respond to anti-seizure medication, ~30% of patients continue to experience seizures despite treatment with currently available medication options. Focal seizures (also called partial-onset seizures) affect ~60% of people with epilepsy. While there are many different types of seizures, they can be grouped into two broad categories based on the location of the brain in which the seizure activity starts: generalized seizures and focal seizures. It is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Paladin Labs expects to launch XCOPRI ™ in December 2023.Įpilepsy is a chronic neurological condition affecting ~300,000 Canadians. Paladin Labs is working collaboratively with the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) and the Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) to ensure appropriate patients have access to XCOPRI ™. "Paladin is dedicated to addressing unmet medical needs, and we are proud to achieve this approval-a milestone in epilepsy treatment." After the deal, Endo will have about 4,000 employees."Many adults with partial-onset seizures are not able to control their seizures, even with the availability of many anti-seizure medications," said Livio Di Francesco, Vice President & General Manager of Paladin Labs Inc. The boards of both companies approved the sale, and Endo said the deal should close late in the third quarter. The company makes the Lidoderm pain patch, Fortesta testosterone gel, and the pain drugs Opana and Opana ER, among other products.
In November, Endo acquired Penwest Pharmaceuticals for $144 million.Įndo had $1.72 billion in revenue in 2010. It’s the latest in a string of acquisitions for Endo, which paid $1.2 billion for Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, a maker of pain treatments and generic drugs, in December. It also sells urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse products for women’s health, and markets laser therapies for enlarged prostate.Įndo, of Chadds Ford, Pa., said the deal is part of its transition from a drugmaker to a health care company. Almost half its revenue comes from sales of men’s health products and drugs for urinary incontinence and impotence. The Minnetonka, Minn., company reported $542.3 million in sales in 2010. Endo will also assume $312 million in American Medical’s debt.Īmerican Medical Systems makes devices and therapies for pelvic health, urology, and gynecology. for about $2.6 billion.Įndo is offering $30 a share - a premium of 34 percent to the most recent closing price of American Medical Systems shares. said Monday it is buying urology and pelvic health company American Medical Systems Inc. NEW YORK (AP) - Chadds Ford-based Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.
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