Amarin (AMRN) Receives Additional Patent Allowance for Vascepa

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Amarin (AMRN) Vascepa Growth Continues; Sees Limited Negative Read-Through from Merck's HPS2-THRIVE

March 11, 2013 10:54 AM EDT

MKM Partners commented on Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ: AMRN) Monday as Vascepa prescription continue to gain momentum although sales might fall below the consensus.

The firm notes that after eight weeks, Vascepa total weekly prescriptions increased to 1,017 for the week ending March 1 from 838 the week prior (up 21% week over week). Analyst Jon LeCroy said current growth continues, assuming a wholesale cost of $184 per prescription and a prescription under-reporting rate of 22%, that would... More