Collegium Announces Favorable Judgment by the District Court of Massachusetts

CANTON, Mass., Feb. 11, 2016 -- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Nasdaq:COLL) announced that the District Court of Massachusetts issued an order for final judgment in favor of Collegium and against plaintiffs Purdue Pharma L.P., The P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., and Rhodes Technologies. The judgment relates to Purdue’s three Orange Book-listed patents asserted against Collegium that were the cause of the 30 month stay imposed on our New Drug Application for Xtampza™ ER.

“We are excited to have resolved this litigation of the patents that was delaying the potential final approval of Xtampza. The termination of the 30 month stay is a significant milestone for the Company,” said Michael Heffernan, CEO of Collegium. “We intend to move forward with our request for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to convert our Tentative Approval to a Final Approval.”

“This judgment provides additional clarity on the timing for the potential commercial launch of Xtampza. Our commercial leadership team has developed our commercialization strategy over the last 12 months,” said Barry Duke, Chief Commercial Officer of Collegium.  “Over the next few months, we will complete the hiring and training of our sales organization, as we prepare for a late second quarter launch.” 

About Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Collegium is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing a portfolio of products that incorporate its patent-protected DETERx technology platform for the treatment of chronic pain and other diseases. The DETERx oral drug delivery technology is designed to provide extended-release delivery, unique abuse-deterrent properties, and flexible dose administration options.

About Xtampza™ ER

Collegium’s lead product candidate, Xtampza ER, is an abuse-deterrent, extended-release, oral formulation of oxycodone, in development for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Collegium developed Xtampza using its proprietary DETERx technology platform to address common methods of abuse, including chewing, crushing and/or dissolving, and then taking it orally or snorting or injecting.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval to the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for Xtampza ER for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. With a tentative approval, the FDA has determined that Xtampza ER meets required quality, safety and efficacy standards for approval but it is subject to an automatic stay of up to 30 months as a result of patent litigation filed by Purdue Pharma, L.P.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Douglas Carlson
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