Amarin Q4 revenues up 64%, Vascepa sales up 17% sequentially
Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) Q4 results ($M): Revenues: 16.5 (+63.5%); Operating Expenses: 30.8 (-20.8%); Net Loss: (19.7) (-27.6%); Loss Per Share: (0.11) (+59.3%); Quick Assets: 119.5 (-37.6%).
Vascepa revenue of $16.5M represented a sequential increase of 17.0% versus Q3. Prescriptions were up 11% sequentially and 55% compared to a year ago.
Patient enrollment in the REDUCE-IT cardiovascular outcomes trial should be completed this year (8,000 subjects). The study will continue until the attainment of 100% of the 1,612 primary endpoint events which is estimated to happen in 2017 with results ready for publishing in 2018.
The company does not expect a favorable decision from the FDA regarding its ANCHOR supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) which had a PDUFA date of December 20, 2013. In September 2014, the agency denied the company's appeal of its decision to rescind the ANCHOR trial Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) and management decided not to appeal further.
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