Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Issuance of Patent for Treating Diseases Associated With Hyperlipidemia and Hypercholesterolemia Using Lomitapide

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEGR), an emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat severe lipid disorders, announced today the issuance of Patent No. 7,932,268 for lomitapide for “Methods for Treating Disorders or Diseases Associated with Hyperlipidemia and Hypercholesterolemia While Minimizing Side Effects” by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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