PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - October 08, 2009) - The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued a new U.S. patent No. 7,598,343 ('343 patent). The '343 patent relates to a more consistent and improved Angiomax drug product made by processes described in the patent. The new patent has been listed in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's publication "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations," which is commonly known as the Orange Book, for Angiomax.
Angiomax is already protected under U.S. patent No. 5,196,404 ('404 patent), which covers the composition of matter of bivalirudin, and U.S. patent No. 7,582,727 ('727 patent), which relates to a more consistent and improved Angiomax drug product. The '404 patent expires on March 23, 2010; the '727 patent expires on July 27, 2028.
About The Medicines Company
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) is focused on advancing the treatment of critical care patients through the delivery of innovative, cost-effective medicines to the worldwide hospital marketplace. The Company markets Angiomax® (bivalirudin) in the United States and other countries for use in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty, and Cleviprex®(clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion in the United States for the reduction of blood pressure when oral therapy is not feasible or not desirable. The Medicines Company's website is www.themedicinescompany.com.
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Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2009, which are
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