Par pays $54.5 million for vitamin B12 drug Par Pharmaceutical pays $54.5 million for rights to vitamin B12 deficiency treatment
* Wednesday April 1, 2009, 5:10 pm EDT
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (AP) -- Generic drug developer Par Pharmaceutical Cos. said Wednesday its Strativa unit bought worldwide rights to the vitamin B12 deficiency treatment Nascobal from QOL Medical for $54.5 million in cash.
Nascobal is a once-weekly nasal spray. Revenue exceeded $8 million in 2008.
Par also bought the facility where Nascobal is made.
Vitamin B12 deficiency can be caused by a range of conditions, including pernicious anemia, a strict vegetarian diet, and malabsorption of vitamin B12 resulting from conditions such as HIV infection, AIDS, Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis.
Shares of Par fell 60 cents, or 6.3 percent, to close at $8.87. The stock has traded between $7.80 and $19.10 over the last 52 weeks.
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.