The pharmaceutical Latanoprost EQL Pharma, eye drops 50 micrograms/ml, has been approved for sale in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

Latanoprost EQL Pharma is by prescription-only and is used in the treatment of glaucoma in children and adults. It works by lowering the increased pressure that this disease causes in the eye.

Latanoprost EQL Pharma has a planned launch date in the company's first financial quarter (April-June) next year. The Scandinavian market for Latanoprost currently has sales of approximately SEK 50m and has between two and five active competitors per country.

For further information, please contact:
Christer Fåhraeus
CEO, EQL Pharma AB (publ)

Phone: +46 (0) 705 - 60 90 00
E-mail: christer.fahraeus@eqlpharma.com
Website: www.eqlpharma.com

EQL Pharma AB (publ) in short
EQL Pharma AB specializes in developing and selling generics, i.e. medicines that are medically equivalent to originator medicines. The company currently has 17 niche generics (i.e. generics with little or no competition apart from the originator drug) approved in the Nordic markets. In addition to these, there exist a significant pipeline of additional niche generics for launch in 2021 and beyond. The business is currently entirely focused on prescription drugs. EQL Pharma AB conducts its operations in Lund, employs 10 people and is listed on the Spotlight Stock Market. EQL Pharma AB conducts extensive development work in collaboration with leading contract manufacturers and major pharmaceutical companies in the EU, India and China, among others.

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