UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | November 22, 2010 |
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-50767 | 04-3523569 |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1255 Crescent Green Drive, Suite 250, Cary, North Carolina | 27518 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 919-678-6611 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 22, 2010, Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (the "Company") announced that it will voluntarily remove three products containing propoxyphene from the U.S. market. The move is in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s consultation and subsequent agreement with Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. regarding the voluntary market withdrawal of the brand versions of propoxyphene. Generic manufacturers of propoxyphene-containing products, which include Cornerstone, were requested to voluntarily remove their products as well. The Company's net product sales of the affected products for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $8.0 million.
A copy of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. | ||||
November 23, 2010 | By: |
/s/ Andrew K. W. Powell
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Name: Andrew K. W. Powell | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99.1
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Press Release dated November 22, 2010. |