Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR) Announces Commercial Plans for H.P. Acthar Gel

June 14, 2012 4:02 PM EDT Send to a Friend
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR) announced key elements of the Company's initial commercialization plans for H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) in the treatment of rheumatology-related indications already included on the FDA-approved package insert for Acthar.

Questcor's initial commercial plans for Acthar in rheumatology include the following: 1) Creation of a Rheumatology Sales Force with 12 experienced rheumatology reps, a national sales director and two regional sales managers; 2) Commencement of a pilot rheumatology selling effort in mid-July 2012 with an initial focus on the rare and closely related neuromuscular disorders dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM); 3) Potential expansion of the Rheumatology Sales Force following evaluation of results from the pilot effort; 4) Potential roll-out in late 2012 of a DM/PM selling effort by Questcor's current Neurology Sales Force to as many as 1,000 neurologists specializing in neuromuscular disease.


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