Sinclair IS returns Episil rights to Camurus, retaining some distribution

4 July 2012

UK-based specialty drugmaker Sinclair IS Pharma (AIM: SPH.L) has returned the commercial rights for Episil( benzydamine hydrochloride), a patented oral spray indicated for local treatment of pain associated with oral mucositis, in the European Union to Sweden’s Camurus AB, while retaining distribution rights in the UK and Ireland.

In conjunction with this, the group has assigned its rights under the distribution agreement with Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Nasdaq: TEVA) signed last year (The Pharma Letter September 1, 2012) to Camurus.

Sinclair IS says Episil remains core to its oncology supportive care franchise in the UK and Ireland, where the company continues to actively promote the product through its UK hospital sales force and its Irish partner, Fannin.

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