MAP Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Acceptance for Filing of NDA for LEVADEX®

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MAPP today announced that its New Drug Application (NDA) for LEVADEX® orally inhaled migraine drug for the potential acute treatment of migraine in adults has been accepted for filing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with a goal date of March 26, 2012 under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). In accordance with the Company's collaboration agreement with Allergan, Inc., the FDA's acceptance for filing of the NDA triggers a milestone payment to MAP Pharmaceuticals of $20 million. "We are very pleased with the FDA's acceptance of the filing of our LEVADEX NDA submission as it is a significant achievement in the development of LEVADEX," said Timothy S. Nelson, president and chief executive officer of MAP Pharmaceuticals. "This takes us another step forward in our effort to provide the underserved migraine patient population with a potential new treatment option."
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