Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Vicente Anido, Jr., Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies 2018 Global Healthcare Conference.
The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed by visiting Aerie’s website at http://investors.aeriepharma.com/. A replay of the webcast will be available for 10 business days.
About Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aerie is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma and other diseases of the eye. Aerie’s first product, Rhopressa® (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02%, for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2017 and was launched in the U.S. market in April 2018. A link to the full product label is available on the Aerie website at http://investors.aeriepharma.com. Aerie’s advanced-stage product candidate, Roclatan™ (netarsudil/latanoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.02%/0.005%, which is a fixed dose combination of Rhopressa® and widely-prescribed PGA (prostaglandin analog) latanoprost, achieved its primary efficacy endpoint in two Phase 3 registration trials, named Mercury 1 and Mercury 2, and also achieved successful 12-month safety and efficacy results in Mercury 1. The Roclatan™ NDA submission took place in May 2018. Aerie is also focused on global expansion and the development of additional product candidates and technologies in ophthalmology.
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Contacts
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Media:
Tad Heitmann, 949-526-8747
theitmann@aeriepharma.com
or
Investors:
Richard Rubino, 908-947-3540
rrubino@aeriepharma.com
or
Burns McClellan, Inc., on behalf of Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Media:
Justin Jackson, 212-213-0006
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Investors:
Ami Bavishi, 212-213-0006
abavishi@burnsmc.com