Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Acquires Myalept(TM) From AstraZeneca

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Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR) to Acquire Myalept from AstraZeneca (AZN) for $325M

November 6, 2014 6:33 AM EST

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEGR) entered into a definitive agreement with AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) to acquire Myalept, an orphan product that is indicated to treat complications of leptin deficiency in patients with generalized lipodystrophy.

Myalept is the first and only product approved in the US for the... More