Intercept Pharmaceuticals Provides 2013 Year-End Update And 2014 Anticipated Milestones

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICPT) (Intercept), today provided a clinical update on obeticholic acid (OCA), a novel bile acid analog and first-in-class agonist of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR), currently being developed in a Phase 3 trial for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), as well as Phase 2 trials for several chronic indications including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), portal hypertension and bile acid diarrhea (BAD), together with projected 2014 anticipated milestones. Intercept will hold a conference call and audio webcast today at 4:30 p.m. ET to review this information with details provided below.

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