Medicure Inc 6-K, filed Nov 19, 2020
Medicure Inc (MCUJF)
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Medicure Inc filed this 6-K on November 19, 2020.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2020
Commission File Number: 001-31995
MEDICURE INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
2-1250 Waverley Street
Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T 6C6
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit | Title |
| 99.1 | News Release dated November 18, 2020 - Medicure Announces Settlement of Patent Infringement Action |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Medicure Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: November 18, 2020 | By: | /s/ Dr. Albert D. Friesen |
| Dr. Albert D. Friesen | ||
| Title: CEO | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Medicure Announces Settlement of Patent Infringement Action
WINNIPEG, MB, Nov. 18, 2020 /CNW/ - Medicure Inc. ("Medicure" or the "Company") (TSXV: MPH) (OTC: MCUJF), a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company, today announces that its subsidiary, Medicure International Inc., has settled its ongoing patent infringement action against Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Nexus") in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which alleged infringement of Medicure's U.S. Patent No. 6,770,660 ("the '660 patent"). As part of the settlement, Nexus has acknowledged that the '660 patent is valid, enforceable and infringed. The settlement results in the Company entering into a license agreement with Nexus with anticipated launch dates for Nexus' generic products of November 1, 2022 for the 5 mg strength and January 1, 2023 for the 12.5 mg strength. The remaining terms of the settlement are confidential.
"We are pleased that we were able to settle this litigation in a cost-effective manner while protecting our AGGRASTAT brand and its intellectual property." stated Dr. Albert Friesen, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chair of its Board of Directors.
The Company had filed the patent infringement action against Nexus alleging infringement of the '660 patent. The patent infringement action was in response to Nexus' filing of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to market a generic version of AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban hydrochloride) injection before the expiration of the '660 patent. The '660 patent is listed in the FDA's orange book with an expiry date of May 1, 2023.
AGGRASTAT® is a platelet aggregation inhibitor indicated to reduce the rate of thrombotic cardiovascular events (combined endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, or refractory ischemia/repeat cardiac procedure) in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS).
About Medicure Inc.
Medicure is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the U.S. cardiovascular
market. The present focus of the Company is the marketing and distribution of AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban hydrochloride)
injection and ZYPITAMAGTM (pitavastatin) tablets in the United States, where they are sold through the Company's U.S.
subsidiary, Medicure Pharma Inc. For more information on Medicure please visit www.medicure.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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%CIK: 0001133519
For further information: James Kinley, Chief Financial Officer, Tel. 888-435-2220, Fax 204-488-9823, E-mail: info@medicure.com, www.medicure.com
CO: Medicure Inc.
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