Aerie Rips 60% After Positive Roclatan Phase 3 Topline Efficacy Results


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Shares of Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AERI) surged more than 65 percent in Wednesday's after-hours session.

The stock was responding to news about its Phase 3 study of Roclatan having met its primary efficacy endpoint.

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According to a press release, Roclatan managed to prove statistically superior to each of its components, including the company’s Rhopressa (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02 percent and the market leading prostaglandin analogue (PGA) latanoprost, in the treatment of patients with maximum baseline intraocular pressures (IOPs) ranging from over 20 to under 36 mmHg (millimeters of mercury).

Roclatan made IOP 1 to 3 mmHg lower than latanoprost or Rhopressa could make it on their own.

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Shares traded recently at $34.89, up 64.8 percent after hours. The stock closed at $21.13.


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