Eton Pharmaceuticals Announces Commercial Availability of Ultra-Rare Disease Product Nitisinone Capsules

-- Eton Cares patient support program offers $0 co-pay to eligible, commercially insured patients* --
-- Current Nitisinone market is estimated to exceed $50 million annually --
-- Product is now available exclusively through Optime Care --

DEER PARK, Ill., Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eton Pharmaceuticals (“Eton” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: ETON), an innovative pharmaceutical company focused on developing, acquiring, and commercializing products to address unmet needs in patients suffering from rare diseases, today announced the commercial availability of Nitisinone Capsules for the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1) in combination with dietary restriction of tyrosine and phenylalanine. Please see important safety information below. Tyrosinemia type 1 is an ultra-rare condition that is estimated to impact fewer than 500 patients in the United States.

"Eton is committed to serving patients and families with the rarest of conditions. We are proud to make Nitisinone available to the hundreds of patients in the United States and offer full patient and provider support services. We believe that our existing commercial infrastructure and strong patient support services should help us capture a meaningful percentage of the estimated $50 million annual Nitisinone market,” said Sean Brynjelsen, CEO of Eton Pharmaceuticals.

Nitisinone Capsules are available exclusively through Optime Care, a specialty pharmacy dedicated to helping patients with rare diseases manage their conditions. Optime Care will administer the Eton Cares Program in partnership with Eton Pharmaceuticals. The Eton Cares Program will provide $0 co-pays for all commercially insured patients*, as well as prescription fulfillment, insurance benefits investigation, educational support, and financial assistance for qualifying patients.

Clinicians seeking to prescribe Nitisinone Capsules can e-prescribe by selecting Optime Care as the pharmacy or fax in a patient referral form to 866-318-2990. Additional product details can be found on the product website, www.nitisinoneUS.com.

For questions regarding prescription fulfillment, please contact Optime Care at 1-844-397-0541.

*Restrictions, limitations, and/or eligibility requirements may apply

USE and IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

What is Nitisinone?
Nitisinone is a prescription medicine used to treat adults and children with a hereditary disease called tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1). Nitisinone should be taken along with a diet limiting tyrosine and phenylalanine.