Santarus, VeroScience Announce Publication of New CYCLOSET Cardiovascular Data

Santarus,

and VeroScience, LLC today announced that new analyses of cardiovascular endpoint data from a previously disclosed 52-week, randomized safety study with CYCLOSET® (bromocriptine mesylate) tablets were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), an online publication. CYCLOSET is a unique, quick release form of bromocriptine, a dopamine D2 receptor agonist, and is approved as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this safety study, a total of 3,070 patients on stable doses of up to two antidiabetes medications (including insulin) with HbA1c ≤ 10.0 (average baseline HbA1c=7.0) were randomized 2:1 to CYCLOSET (1.6 to