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2004 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NOVN) and Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., (ENDP), have signed an agreement under which Noven will license the U.S. and Canadian rights to its developmental transdermal fentanyl patch to Endo.
The agreement also establishes an ongoing collaboration between the two companies for the development of additional prescription transdermal products.
Noven's fentanyl patch is a transdermal delivery system for the management of chronic pain. It is intended to be the generic equivalent of Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic (fentanyl transdermal system), which had U.S. sales of approximately $1.3 billion in 2003. An abbreviated new drug application for Noven's patch is pending at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Noven received $8.0 million from Endo upon signing the agreement. Upon Endo's first commercial sale of the fentanyl patch, Noven is entitled to receive an additional payment ranging from $5.0-10.0 million, depending on the timing of launch and the number of generic ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Licensing agreement for fentanyl patch inked.