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Valeant Pharma (VRX) Confirms FDA Approval Of VYZULTA

November 2, 2017 4:06 PM EDT

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.'s (NYSE: VRX) wholly owned subsidiary, Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health company, and Nicox S.A. (Euronext Paris: FR0013018124, COX), an international ophthalmic company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for VYZULTA (latanoprostene bunod ophthalmic solution, 0.024%). VYZULTA, the first prostaglandin analog with one of its metabolites being nitric oxide (NO), is indicated for the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.1

"With today's approval of VYZULTA, our... More