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Revision as of 19:05, 22 February 2022
Vyera Pharmaceuticals (formerly Turing Pharmaceuticals) is a pharmaceutical company, with offices in New York City. The company started to do business in the US as Vyera Pharmaceuticals in September 2017.[1][2]
The company has two marketed products: Daraprim (pyrimethamine), for the treatment of toxoplasmosis, and Vecamyl (mecamylamine hydrochloride) for the treatment of hypertension. The company was widely criticized for raising the price of daraprim by 5456% following its acquisition of rights to the drug in 2015. After the price raise of the drug, CEO Martin Shkreli faced immense criticism for his actions.[3] The company was named after Alan Turing, the computer scientist.
Background
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Founded | February 2015 |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Products | Vecamyl, Daraprim |
| Website | www |
Turing Pharmaceuticals was launched in February 2015 by Martin Shkreli with the acquisition of three major assets from an orphan drug developer called Retrophin: an intranasal formulation of ketamine, an oxytocin nasal solution, and Vecamyl.[4] The company acquired the US marketing rights to Daraprim from Impax Laboratories in August 2015.[5]
In September 2015, Turing raised the price of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 a tablet. This increase prompted widespread criticism of the company from many quarters, including the pharmaceutical industry itself.[6]
Shkreli resigned as Turing Pharmaceuticals' CEO on 18 December 2015, following his arrest on charges of defrauding investors in his former hedge fund.[7]
Daraprim
Daraprim is the trade name for the drug pyrimethamine, which is indicated for the treatment of toxoplasmosis in combination with a sulfonamide, and has been available since 1953.[8] At the time of the Daraprim acquisition Turing Pharmaceuticals indicated that it intended to develop new toxoplasmosis drug candidates with better ADME than Daraprim.
In response to criticisms of the September 2015 price increases, Turing Pharmaceuticals announced various patient affordability and access initiatives[9] and in November 2015 the company reduced the cost of Daraprim for hospitals by up to 50% of the increased rate.[10] Despite these partial rollbacks to the initial price increase, according to February 2, 2016, memo from Representative Elijah Cummings to the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, since Turing's acquisition to the rights in Daraprim, the drug has gone from being affordable and readily available to being prohibitively expensive.[11]
In January 2020 the FTC filed a case against Vyera "alleging an elaborate anticompetitive scheme to preserve a monopoly for the life-saving drug, Daraprim".[12] A settlement was reached in December 2021. According to AP News, the settlement "requires Vyera and Phoenixus to provide up to $40 million in relief over 10 years to consumers who allegedly were fleeced by their actions and requires them to make Daraprim available to any potential generic competitor at the cost of producing the drug."[13] According to Law360, Kevin Mulleady "agreed to a seven-year ban on working for or holding more than an 8% share in most pharmaceutical companies."[14]
Vecamyl
Vecamyl is currently indicated for the treatment of hypertension.
References
- ^ "Corporation Filings 08/27/2017 to 09/03/2017". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Oxytocin intranasal - Vyera Pharmaceuticals". AdisInsight. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Weintraub, Arlene (February 27, 2015). "Gadfly Pharma Investor Shkreli Starts Anew After Ousting From Retrophin". Forbes.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Launch of Turing Pharmaceuticals Announced – New Drug Company to Focus on Treating Unmet Medical Needs Across Broad Therapeutic Areas". Turingpharma.com. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Turing Pharmaceuticals AG Acquires U.S. Marketing Rights to DARAPRIM® (pyrimethamine)". Turingpharma.com. August 10, 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Timmermann, Like (September 23, 2015). "A Timeline of the Turing Pharma Controversy". Forbes.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Martin Shkreli resigns from Turing Pharmaceuticals after fraud charges". Theguardian.com. December 19, 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Ariana Eunjung Cha (2015-09-22). "CEO who raised price of old pill more than $700 calls journalist a 'moron' for asking why". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC Announces Improvements in Daraprim Accessibility and Affordability". Turingpharma.com. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Turing Reduces Cost of Daraprim® (pyrimethamine)". Turingpharma.com. November 24, 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/documents/Memo%20on%20Turing%20Documents.pdf
- ^ "Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC". Federal Trade Commission. January 27, 2020.
- ^ "'Pharma Bro' firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case". AP News. December 8, 2021.
- ^ Koenig, Bryan (December 7, 2021). "Former Shkreli Co. Inks Deal Worth Up To $40M With FTC, AGs - Law360". Law360.
