CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals Files and Serves Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit with Mutual Pharmaceutical Company.Business Editors NEWTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2003 CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGPI CGPI Corporate Goods Price Index (Japan) CGPI Capital Goods Price Index (New Zealand) ) today announced that it has filed and served a motion for preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York in connection with its patent infringement litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. against United Research Laboratories/ Mutual Pharmaceutical Company ("Mutual"). CollaGenex previously announced that it had served a complaint in the same Court seeking to prevent Mutual from introducing a 20mg tablet of doxycycline hyclate into the market in the United States. CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on providing innovative medical therapies to the dental and dermatology markets. Currently, the Company's 115-person professional dental pharmaceutical sales force markets Periostat(R), which is indicated as an adjunct to scaling and root planing The objective of scaling and root planing, otherwise known as conventional periodontal therapy, is to remove or eliminate the etiologic agents which cause inflammation: dental plaque, its products and calculus,[1] for the treatment of adult periodontitis periodontitis Inflammation of soft tissues around the teeth (see tooth). Poor dental hygiene leads to deposition of bacterial plaque on the teeth below the gum line, irritating and eroding nearby tissues. . Periostat is the first and only pharmaceutical to treat periodontal disease by inhibiting the enzymes that destroy periodontal support tissues, and by enhancing bone protein synthesis. The sales force also promotes Pandel(R), a patented, mid-potency topical corticosteroid corticosteroid /cor·ti·co·ster·oid/ (-ster´oid) any of the steroids elaborated by the adrenal cortex (excluding the sex hormones) or any synthetic equivalents; divided into two major groups, the glucocorticoids and that is indicated for the relief of mild-to-moderate inflammatory disorders of the skin, such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis; Vioxx(R), a Merck & Co. drug that CollaGenex co-promotes for the treatment of acute dental pain; Denavir(R), a Novartis Group prescription anti-viral medication for the treatment of cold sores; Sirius Laboratories' AVAR(TM) product line for the topical control of acne vulgaris, rosacea Rosacea Definition Rosacea is a skin disease typically appearing in people during their 30s and 40s. It is marked by redness (erythema) of the face, flushing of the skin, and the presence of hard pimples (papules) or pus-filled pimples (pustules), and and seborrheic dermatitis; and Atridox(R), Atrisorb(R) FreeFlow(TM) and Atrisorb-D FreeFlow, Atrix Laboratories Inc.'s products for the treatment of adult periodontitis. Research has shown that certain unique properties of the tetracyclines Tetracyclines Definition Tetracyclines are medicines that kill certain infection-causing microorganisms. Purpose Tetracyclines are called "broad-spectrum" antibiotics, because they can be used to treat a wide variety of discovered during the development of Periostat may be applicable to other diseases involving inflammation and/or destruction of the body's connective tissues, including acne, rosacea, meibomianitis and cancer metastasis metastasis /me·tas·ta·sis/ (me-tas´tah-sis) pl. metas´tases 1. transfer of disease from one organ or part of the body to another not directly connected with it, due either to transfer of pathogenic microorganisms or to , among others. CollaGenex is further evaluating Periostat, as well as the new IMPACS IMPACS Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society IMPACS Integrated Manufacturing Planning and Control System IMPACS International Message and Packet Switching Service (R) compounds, to assess whether they are safe and effective in these applications. In addition, CollaGenex has licensed the Restoraderm(TM) technology, a unique, proprietary dermal dermal /der·mal/ (der´mal) pertaining to the dermis or to the skin. der·mal or der·mic adj. Of or relating to the skin or dermis. drug delivery system, in order to develop a range of topical dermatological products with enhanced pharmacologic and cosmetic properties. To receive additional information on the Company, please visit our Web site at www.collagenex.com, which does not form part of this press release. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may affect the Company's business and prospects. The Company's business of selling, marketing and developing pharmaceutical products is subject to a number of significant risks, including risks relating to the implementation of the Company's sales and marketing plans for Periostat(R) and other products that the Company markets, the outcome and consequences of the patent litigation against West-ward and Mutual and the outcome of litigation initiated by Mutual, risks that the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. will approve generic products, such as West-ward's or Mutual's products, that will compete with and limit the market for Periostat, risks inherent in research and development activities, risks associated with conducting business in a highly regulated environment and uncertainty relating to clinical trials of products under development, all as discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Periostat(R), IMPACS(R) and Metastat(R) are registered trademarks, and Restoraderm(TM) is a trademark, of CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All other trade names, trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners and are not the property of CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. or any of our subsidiaries. Pandel(R) is a trademark of Taisho Pharmaceuticals. VIOXX(R) is a trademark of Merck & Co., Inc. Denavir(R) is a registered trademark of Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. AVAR(TM) is a trademark of Sirius Laboratories, Inc. Atridox(R) and Atrisorb(R) are registered trademarks, and FreeFlow(TM) is a trademark, of Atrix Laboratories, Inc. |
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