BAUDETTE, Minn., May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ANI") (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced the commercial launch of 50mg and 150mg fenofibrate capsules USP (the authorized generic of Lipofen®) in the ANI label.  The distribution rights to fenofibrate were acquired earlier this year and, as previously announced, ANI had expected to transition these products to the ANI label in the second quarter of 2016. In 2015 the authorized generic for Lipofen® (fenofibrate capsules 50mg and 150mg USP) generated $21.9 million in revenues. 

Arthur S. Przybyl, ANI's President and CEO stated, "We are pleased to have successfully transitioned the fenofibrate authorized generic to the ANI label on schedule."

About Lipofen® Capsules

Lipofen® (fenofibrate capsules) is a peroxisome proliferator receptor alpha (PPARα) activator indicated as an adjunct to diet: to reduce elevated LDL-C, Total-C, TG and Apo B, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia and for treatment of adult patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.

About ANI

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company" or "ANI") is an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing, and marketing branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals. The Company's targeted areas of product development currently include narcotics, oncolytics (anti-cancers), hormones and steroids, and complex formulations involving extended release and combination products. For more information, please visit our website www.anipharmaceuticals.com.

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