SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Product Promotion Agreement Renewal With Key Industry Partner Sanofi (France) in China

FOSTER CITY, CA--(Marketwire - January 30, 2013) - SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) today announced that it has successfully negotiated renewals of its exclusive product promotion agreement with Sanofi for the China market.

Under the terms of the Sanofi agreement, SciClone, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Novamed Pharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Novamed"), exclusively promotes four key products: the anti-epileptic Depakine® (sodium valproate); the hypnotic Stilnox® (zolpidem); the ACE inhibitor Tritace® (ramipril) and Xatral® (alfuzosine HCl), an alpha-1 adrenergic blocker used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH. Depakine revenues rank second among SciClone's revenue-generating products and during the last three years under the promotional agreement, sales have increased significantly on an annual compounded basis. As the set of current agreements will expire between the end of 2012 and June 30, 2013, Sanofi and Novamed have decided to group the products and renew their agreement till December 31, 2013, which may be further extended should both parties find agreement under the terms of the contract extension.

"We believe that the renewal of this promotion agreement is a meaningful accomplishment for SciClone, and we are pleased with the outcome of the negotiations with Sanofi, our important and valued industry partner," said Friedhelm Blobel, Ph.D., SciClone President and Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to continuing to deepen the market penetration and expand the commercial success of these high quality, therapeutically differentiated products in China. We are confident that with well structured agreements that are consistent with our financial goals, the product promotion business can make a significant contribution to our ongoing profitability as our company moves forward."

About SciClone

SciClone Pharmaceuticals is a US-based, China-focused specialty pharmaceutical company with a product portfolio of therapies for oncology, infectious diseases and cardiovascular, urological, respiratory, and central nervous system disorders. SciClone's ZADAXIN® (thymalfasin) is approved in over 30 countries and may be used for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and certain cancers, and as a vaccine adjuvant, according to the local regulatory approvals. Besides ZADAXIN, SciClone markets about 14 mostly partnered products in China, including Depakine®, the most widely prescribed broad-spectrum anti-convulsant in China; Tritace®, an ACE inhibitor for the treatment of hypertension; Stilnox®, a leading hypnotic for the short-term treatment of insomnia (marketed as Ambien® in the US); and Aggrastat®, a recently-launched interventional cardiology product. SciClone is also pursuing the registration of several other therapeutic products in China. SciClone is headquartered in Foster City, California. For additional information, please visit www.sciclone.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Depakine, Stilnox, Tritace and Xatral are registered trademarks of Sanofi and/or its affiliates.

Aggrastat is a registered trademark of Medicure International Inc. in the United States, and Iroko Cardio LLC in numerous other countries.

SciClone, SciClone Pharmaceuticals, the SciClone Pharmaceuticals design, the SciClone logo and ZADAXIN are registered trademarks of SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United States and numerous other countries.