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EyePoint Pharmaceuticals and Harrow Health’s ImprimisRx Announce U.S. Commercial Alliance for DEXYCU®
- Collaboration to bring DEXYCU to ImprimisRx’s established customer base of ophthalmologists, hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers - WATERTOWN, Mass.
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[{"type":"text","content":"- Collaboration to bring DEXYCU to ImprimisRx’s established customer base of ophthalmologists, hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers -\nWATERTOWN, Mass. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative ophthalmic products, and ImprimisRx, the nation’s leading ophthalmic-focused outsourcing facility and pharmaceutical compounding business and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harrow Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: HROW), today announced the signing of a commercial alliance for the joint promotion of DEXYCU® (dexamethasone intraocular suspension) 9% for the treatment of post-operative inflammation following ocular surgery in the U.S.\n “EyePoint is excited to collaborate with the ImprimisRx team to expand the commercial reach of DEXYCU to cataract surgeons and patients in need of more effective treatments to manage ocular inflammation following surgery,” said Nancy Lurker, President and Chief Executive Officer of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals. “Through this agreement, we are able to access the established and complementary ImprimisRx commercial operations in cataract surgery to include DEXYCU as a prioritized product in its existing portfolio of product offerings. The combination of the EyePoint sales and marketing team with the depth of ImprimisRx in the cataract surgery space, positions DEXYCU for accelerated growth bringing its many benefits to more physicians and patients.” “We are thrilled to add the first and only FDA-approved intracameral injectable steroid product to our portfolio of surgical formulations, which will help us address unmet medical needs in the ocular surgery market,” said John Saharek, President of ImprimisRx. “Based on the conversations we’ve have had with our customers, there is strong demand and preference for FDA-approved products, which gives me confidence that our customers will embrace the option of using DEXYCU. DEXYCU will be marketed as a top priority program within our commercial organization and our initial focus will be on accounts currently purchasing Tri-Moxi®. Having sold over 250,000 ophthalmic injectable units used during cataract surgery in 2019 to our loyal customer base, the choice to use DEXYCU, an innovative FDA-approved injectable steroid product with a specific and ...