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): March 15, 2016
RELYPSA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36184 | 26-0893742 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
100 Cardinal Way
Redwood City, CA 94063
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 421-9500
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Relypsa, Inc. (the “Company”) discloses herein the new patient starts, outpatient prescriptions and units sold to hospitals/other institutions for the full month of February 2016 for Veltassa® (patiromer) for oral suspension (“Veltassa”).
These numbers have not been verified by any third party and represent the Company’s estimates as of the date indicated. The Company assumes no obligation to update them.
February 1-29, 2016
In the outpatient setting:
| • | 812 new patients started taking Veltassa with a free-starter supply. |
| • | 350 outpatient prescriptions were covered by payers (retail TRx). |
In the hospital/institution setting:
| • | 117 units were sold to hospitals and other institutions (non-retail). |
Comparison to the Previous Month
Outpatient setting:
| January 1-31, 2016 |
February 1-29, 2016 | |||
| New patients who started taking Veltassa with a free starter-supply | 409 (average 102 patients/week) |
812 (average 203 patients/week) | ||
| Outpatient prescriptions reimbursed and dispensed (retail TRx) |
99 (average 25 prescriptions/week) |
350 (average 87 prescriptions/week) | ||
Hospital/institution setting:
| January 1-31, 2016 |
February 1-29, 2016 | |||
| Hospital/institution units sold (non-retail) | 56 (average 14 units/week) |
117 (average 29 units/week) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 15, 2016 | RELYPSA, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ronald A. Krasnow | |||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||