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Esperion Reaches Settlement Agreement with Fifth ANDA Filer Not to Market Generic Version of NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) & NEXLIZET® (bempedoic acid & ezetimibe) Prior to April 19, 2040
February 17, 2026 8:00 AM ESTANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (Alkem). This agreement resolves the patent litigation brought by Esperion against Alkem in response to Alkems Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) seeking approval to market generic versions of NEXLETOL and NEXLIZET prior to the expiration of the applicable patents. Pursuant to the agreement, Alkem has agreed not to market a generic version of either NEXLETOL or NEXLIZET in the United States prior to April 19, 2040, unless certain limited circumstances customarily... More
