ViroPharma's Buccolam gets EU approval for treatment of pediatric acute seizures

7 September 2011

USA-based ViroPharma (Nasdaq: VPHM) said yesterday that the European Commission has granted a Centralized Pediatric Use Marketing Authorization (PUMA) for Buccolam (midazolam, oromucosal solution), for treatment of prolonged, acute, convulsive seizures in infants, toddlers, children and adolescents, from three months to less than 18 years of age.

This action by the European Commission represents the first product approval through the centralized PUMA procedure since its inception. In connection with the approval of Buccolam, ViroPharma will make an additional payment of £10 million ($16.2 million) to the former owners of Auralis, which was acquired last year.

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