ARDSLEY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of Neuronex, Inc., a privately held company developing a nasal spray formulation of diazepam. Under the terms of the agreement, Acorda paid $6.8 million to Neuronex to complete the acquisition. “Diazepam Nasal Spray is an important addition to our pipeline and aligns with our core strategy to develop and commercialize products that offer unique benefits to people with neurological diseases,” said Ron Cohen, M.D., Acorda’s President and CEO. “This product leverages our existing sales, marketing and medical organizations, which have proved highly successful in bringing novel neurological therapies to market.” Diazepam Nasal Spray is a proprietary formulation of diazepam that Acorda is developing as a treatment for the management of selected, refractory patients with epilepsy, on stable regimens of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), who require intermittent use of diazepam to control bouts of acute repetitive seizures (ARS). Currently, the only approved outpatient treatment option for people who experience this type of seizure activity is DIASTAT® AcuDialTM (diazepam rectal gel), a rectally administered gel formulation of diazepam. The nasally administered formulation potentially offers patients and caregivers a more practical and socially acceptable treatment option.
