Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the commercialization and distribution agreement with Eurofarma Laboratórios for delafloxacin (marketed as Baxdela™ in the U.S.) has been expanded to include 19 countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean. Eurofarma Laboratórios previously had the right to market, sell and distribute delafloxacin in Brazil per a 2015 agreement with Melinta. With this expansion of the 2015 agreement, Melinta will receive an undisclosed upfront payment as well as milestones and royalties on future sales.

Eurofarma will be responsible for obtaining regulatory approval in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.