Pharmaceutical Business review

XenoPort to receive $23 million in milestone payments from GSK

In accordance with XenoPort’s collaboration agreements with GlaxoSmithKline and Astellas Pharma the FDA’s acceptance of the new drug application (NDA) triggers milestone payments to XenoPort of $23 million in the aggregate.

Solzira is a new chemical entity that is designed to improve upon the pharmacokinetics of Solzira (gabapentin) by taking advantage of high-capacity transport mechanisms in the gastrointestinal tract to improve absorption.