Furiex Announces Takeda Receives Marketing Authorization for VIPIDIA

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Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: FURX) today confirmed Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda)'s announcement that the European Commission has granted Marketing Authorization (MA) for VIPIDIA™ (alogliptin) for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes patients who are uncontrolled on existing therapies and for the fixed-dose combinations VIPDOMET™ (alogliptin and metformin) and INCRESYNC™ (alogliptin and pioglitazone). The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), issued a positive opinion for these products on July 26, 2013. Under its agreement with Takeda, the MA triggers a $10 million milestone payment to Furiex. Furiex is also eligible to receive tiered royalties on product sales in the EU and potential sales-based milestones.

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