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EX-99.1 - QUESTCOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. INVESTOR PRESENTATION - QUESTCOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC | d253792dex991.htm |
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 7, 2011
QUESTCOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
California | 001-14758 | 33-0476164 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
1300 Kellogg Drive, Suite D, Anaheim, California |
92807 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (714) 786-4200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 7, 2011, Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) will make a presentation at an investor conference utilizing an updated investor presentation. The presentation includes the following update regarding prescription information for the Companys primary product, H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) (Acthar), for the month of October 2011:
| For acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis (MS), the number of new, paid prescriptions during the month of October 2011 was similar to the monthly average number of new, paid prescriptions during the quarter ending September 30, 2011, a quarter in which the number of new, paid prescriptions increased each month. |
| For nephrotic syndrome (NS), the number of new, paid prescriptions during the month of October 2011 was approximately one-third higher than the number of new, paid prescriptions during the month of September 2011, representing a record month for the Company. |
| For infantile spasms (IS), the number of new, paid prescriptions during the month of October 2011 was within the Companys normal historic range. |
The number of new, paid prescriptions for Acthar in each therapeutic area is volatile and the Company cautions investors to not view data for a single month as representative of a trend or otherwise being predictive of future results. The Company believes that investors should consider the Companys results over several quarters when analyzing the Companys performance.
Important, Previously Disclosed Information Regarding Prescriptions and Net Sales
Net sales of Acthar are derived from our sales of vials to CuraScript SD, which in turn sells Acthar primarily to specialty pharmacies. These specialty pharmacies place orders to CuraScript SD based on their respective levels of sales and inventory practices. End-user demand for Acthar results from physicians writing prescriptions to patients for the treatment of MS exacerbations, NS, IS and various other conditions. Recommended treatment regimens among physicians prescribing Acthar vary within each therapeutic area. Due to various factors, including inventory levels at both the specialty pharmacies and at CuraScript SD, the duration of treatment regimens and the timing of the placement of re-fill prescription orders, there is typically a delay between changes in prescription levels and changes in the levels of orders we receive from CuraScript SD. Additionally, treatment regimens, and patient compliance with physician-recommended treatment regimens, may vary over time.
Our ability to accurately determine the number of prescriptions is subject to the following important notes:
(1) Because Acthar prescriptions are filled at specialty pharmacies, the Company does not receive complete information regarding either the number of prescriptions or the number of vials by therapeutic area for all of the patients being treated with Acthar. However, the Company is able to monitor trends in payer mix and areas of therapeutic use for new (non-refill) Acthar prescriptions based on data the Company receives from its reimbursement support center. The Company estimates that over 90% of new Acthar prescriptions are processed by this support center, but believes that very few refill prescriptions are processed there.
(2) Prescription figures include related conditions for each therapeutic area. Related conditions are diagnoses that are either alternative descriptions of the medical condition or are closely related to the medical condition referenced above. For example, a prescription for Demyelinating disease of the central nervous system would be included as an MS-related condition for purpose of the updated prescription information provided above. About 5% of the prescriptions referenced for a specific indication are for related conditions.
(3) A new prescription may or may not represent a new patient or a new therapy for the patient receiving the prescription. The Company uses business rules to determine whether a prescription should be classified as new for counting purposes. From time to time, the Company may modify these rules.
The presentation is furnished under this Item 7.01 pursuant to Regulation FD and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The presentation will also be made available on the Companys website at www.questcor.com.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investor Presentation dated November 7, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: November 7, 2011 |
QUESTCOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Michael Mulroy | |||
Michael Mulroy, Chief Financial Officer & | ||||
General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investor Presentation dated November 7, 2011. |