ANI Pharmaceuticals Announces Approval and Launch of Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution, 100 mg/5mL

BAUDETTE, Minn., Sept. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ANI") (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") of its Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") for Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution USP, 100 mg/5 mL (20 mg/mL). The current annual U.S. market for this product is approximately $14.5 million, according to IMS Health. ANI expects to begin shipping to its customers immediately.

Arthur S. Przybyl, ANI's President and CEO stated, "We are pleased to announce the launch of our fourth generic product this year. The product was developed internally at ANI and leverages both our liquid manufacturing and controlled substance capabilities."

About Oxycodone HCl Oral Solution

Oxycodone Hydrochloride Oral Solution 100 mg/5 mL (20 mg/mL) is an opioid agonist indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. 

About ANI

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company" or "ANI") is an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing, and marketing branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals. The Company's targeted areas of product development currently include narcotics, oncolytics (anti-cancers), hormones and steroids, and complex formulations involving extended release and combination products. For more information, please visit our website www.anipharmaceuticals.com.

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