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Esperion Reaches Settlement Agreement with ANDA Filer Not to Market Generic Version of NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) Prior to April 19, 2040
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Micro Labs USA, Inc. and its affiliate Micro Labs Limited (together, Micro Labs). This agreement resolves the patent litigation brought by Esperion against Micro Labs in response to Micro Labs’ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking approval to market a generic version of NEXLETOL prior to the expiration of the applicable patents. Pursuant to th
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