Thursday, September 14, 2017

RedHill Biopharma Initiates Promotion of Esomeprazole Strontium Delayed-Release Capsules 49.3 mg in the U.S.

  • Esomeprazole Strontium Delayed-Release (DR) Capsules 49.3 mg is an FDA-approved, proprietary, prescription proton pump inhibitor (PPI) indicated for adults for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other gastrointestinal (GI) conditions
     
  • PPIs are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of medications in the U.S., with an estimated market value exceeding $20 billion in 2016
     
  • RedHill’s GI-focused sales force, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, promotes three GI-specialty products in the U.S., Donnatal®, EnteraGam® and Esomeprazole Strontium DR Capsules 49.3 mg 
TEL-AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept 14 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDHL) (Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange:RDHL) (“RedHill” or the “Company”), a specialty biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on late clinical-stage development and commercialization of proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced that it has initiated promotion of Esomeprazole Strontium Delayed-Release (DR) Capsules 49.3 mg1 in the U.S.

RedHill’s U.S. commercial operations, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, includes a gastrointestinal-focused sales force of approximately 40 sales representatives promoting three gastrointestinal (GI)-specialty products, Donnatal® (Phenobarbital, Hyoscyamine Sulfate, Atropine Sulfate, Scopolamine Hydrobromide)2, EnteraGam® (serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate, SBI)3 and Esomeprazole Strontium DR Capsules 49.3 mg in select U.S. territories. RedHill’s U.S. commercial operations are expected to pave the way for the potential future launch of RedHill’s late clinical-stage GI products, if approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).


Source : RedHill Biopharma Ltd.

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