AZORIAN PHARMA, LLC HAS AN AGREEMENT FOR AN EXCLUSIVE CO-PROMOTION FOR THE RIGHT TO COMMERCIALIZE FLOLIPID™ ORAL SUSPENSION (SIMVASTATIN)

Press Release September 1st, 2022 at 10:13 pm EDT

AZORIAN Pharma, LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement for an exclusive co-promotion with SALERNO Pharmaceuticals, for the right to commercialize FLOLIPID™ Oral Suspension (simvastatin), the FIRST and ONLY FDA-approved liquid statin for cholesterol treatment.

•  FloLipid is an FDA-approved, oral suspension medication for treating cholesterol

• 15 + million people in the US utilize a statin drug to help treat their cholesterol (1)

• 69% of older patients have experienced difficulty swallowing oral solid doses of medication (2)

• Azorian is perfectly positioned to expand the education and utilization of FloLipid:

  • Azorian has a direct distribution network retail pharmacies throughout the United States

  • Azorian offers world class customer service and distribution to this exclusive network which has proven successful with other Rx medications including Ceclor (cefaclor oral suspension)

  • Azorian is comprised of an extremely experienced commercial, regulatory, distribution, clinical and managed care team that has launched and grown a myriad of brand, generic and OTC products in the US market

Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 2022 – AZORIAN Pharmaceuticals a privately held healthcare company specializing in the commercialization of market ready and pre-market branded pharmaceuticals. Azorian has entered into an exclusive marketing, supply and commercialization agreement (the “Agreement”) with SALERNO Pharmaceuticals for the US rights to FLOLIPIDTM (simvastatin), an oral solution for the treatment of cholesterol. FloLipid is the first and only FDA approved liquid oral version of the statin medicine simvastatin.

FloLipid is taken orally as a liquid and is available is 20mg/150mL and 40mg/150mL formulations, thus filling that important void in treatment where patients may have difficulty swallowing pills. FloLipid requires no refrigeration, and the formulation is a smooth liquid/syrup consistency and texture with a pleasant strawberry flavor

“This collaboration with Salerno is an incredible honor and represents a total team effort by both organizations to expand the commercialization of a valuable product. FloLipid is ultimately a win for pharmacists, physicians and patients who had limited options with the delivery forms of this important class of medications. We are confident this partnership between AZORIAN and SALERNO will accelerate the education and distribution of FloLipid and more importantly provide access to an unmet need in the market. Through our combined efforts we are confident that FloLipid can serve as a primary treatment option for chronic patients who rely on a statin medication to help manage their cholesterol through retail, institutional and long-term care settings.” said Matt V. Phillips, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Azorian.

About AZORIAN Pharma, LLC

Azorian Pharma, LLC is a privately held healthcare company headquartered in Delaware, with operations in Detroit, Michigan and Los Angeles, California. For further information please visit www.azorianpharma.com.

About Salerno Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Salerno Pharmaceuticals, LLC, is a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company based in Brooksville, FL.  For more information, visit  www.salernopharma.com

Contacts:

For Azorian:

Matt V. Phillips
Chief Executive Officer
Azorian Pharma, LLC
Office: (650) 516-4310
Email: matt@azorianpharma.com

Salerno® and the Salerno logo are registered trademarks of Salerno Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

FloLipid™ is a trademark of Salerno Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

Azorian® and the Azorian logo are registered trademarks of Azorian Pharma, LLC.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

© 2022 Azorian Pharma, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 

Reference

1.     IMS data

2.     Strachan I, Greener M. Medication-related swallowing difficulties may be more common than we realize. Pharmacy in Practice. 2005;15(9):411-414.

FloLipid is a prescription medication which should only be taken with supervision by a licensed healthcare professional. Ask your healthcare provider if FloLipid® is right for you.

• Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements

You are encouraged to report side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.

Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see the full Product Information for more details:

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=6ee17d10-6eb1-452a-99e8-02381368b3fe

Source: Azorian Pharma, LLC.