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Eton Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results
DEER PARK, Ill., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Nasdaq: ETON), an innovative pharmaceutical company focused on developing and
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[{"type":"text","content":"DEER PARK, Ill., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Nasdaq: ETON), an innovative pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing treatments for rare diseases, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020 and provided an update on business progress. “2020 was a transformational year for Eton and the momentum has continued through the start of 2021. In recent months, we have seen two of our products commercially launched, completed an important value-creating transaction with our neurology portfolio, and expanded our ALKINDI SPRINKLE franchise to include Canada,” said Sean Brynjelsen, CEO of Eton Pharmaceuticals. “With these recent events, we believe we have a clear pathway to achieve of our goal of profitability by the end of 2021 and we expect to report more than $25 million of revenue in 2021.” Fourth Quarter and Recent Business Milestones Launch of ALKINDI® SPRINKLE. Eton launched ALKINDI SPRINKLE late in the fourth quarter of 2020. Initial reception from patients and pediatric endocrinologists has been strong and the company has already seen significant adoption of the product.Launch of Alaway® Preservative Free. Eton’s commercial partner, Bausch Health, launched Alaway Preservative Free in all major U.S. retailers in late January 2021. The launch triggered a $1.5 million milestone payment to Eton, and Eton will receive royalties on commercial sales.Completed the sale of neurology oral liquids portfolio. In February 2021, Eton announced the sale of its neurology oral liquids portfolio to Azurity Pharmaceuticals for up to $45 million plus royalties on future sales of the products.Acquired Canadian Rights to ALKINDI SPRINKLE. In January 2021, Eton announced that it acquired Canadian marketing rights to ALKINDI SPRINKLE. The company is actively working to bring the product to Canadian patients as quickly as possible. ALKINDI SPRINKLE Eton launched ALKINDI SPRINKLE in late 2020 and promotional activities have accelerated in 2021. The company’s pediatric endocrinology focused sales force has now reached a large number of the company’s initial targets. In addition to virtual meetings, sales reps are beginning to hold in-person meetings with prescribers as COVID restrictions have started to ease. The company expects the rate of in-person mee...