Aegerion (AEGR) Receives FDA Approval for JUXTAPID Caps

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Analyst Bullish as Aegerion (AEGR) Drug Approved with Broad Label

December 26, 2012 9:23 AM EST

On Monday Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR) announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved JUXTAPID (lomitapide) capsules as an adjunct to a low-fat diet and other lipid-lowering treatments. In response, Leerink Swann reiterated an Outperform rating on Aegerion and raised its price target to $30.00 (from $25.00).

"Lead agent Juxtapid (lomitapide) is a smallmolecule microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitor with the unique ability to limit... More