The drug, previously known as BOL-303259-X and NCX 116 is a nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin F2 alpha analog, for which Bausch paid the French company an initial $10 million in March 2010, according to a release. Results from Phase 2b testing in 2011 were positive, so Bausch paid Nicox another $10 million to pursue further testing in a Phase 3’s two separate randomized, multicenter, double-masked, parallel-group studies, according to the release.
Nicox could earn as much as $162.5 million from Bausch if the product goes to market, and would receive tiered double-digit royalties from sales and be able to co-promote the product in the U.S.
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