Theratechnologies Announces a Risk of a Temporary Supply Disruption for EGRIFTA SV® in Early 2025
September 17 2024 - 5:00PM
Theratechnologies Inc. (“Theratechnologies” or the “Company”) (TSX:
TH) (NASDAQ: THTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and commercialization of innovative therapies, today
announced a risk of a temporary supply disruption for EGRIFTA SV®
(tesamorelin for injection) in early 2025 caused by an unexpected
voluntary shutdown of the Company’s contract manufacturer’s
facility following an inspection by the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), as well as the FDA review timeline to resume
distribution of the product.
“We are collaborating closely with our
manufacturer and other stakeholders and will continue to work with
the FDA to resume production of EGRIFTA SV®,” said Paul Lévesque
President and CEO at Theratechnologies. “We remain confident that
we will avoid any impact on patients in 2025.”
The Company will implement measures to carefully
manage the inventory levels of EGRIFTA SV® to meet patient demand
until early January 2025, and estimates that these measures will
result in a shortfall of approximately US$1.6 million in revenue
from EGRIFTA SV® for its fiscal year 2024.
“Although this situation will affect revenues in
the fourth quarter of 2024, we remain on track to deliver a strong
Adjusted EBITDA in the current fiscal year and will be providing
more details as part of the release of our third quarter results in
October,” concluded Lévesque.
Background:
Theratechnologies’ manufacturer of EGRIFTA SV®
recently implemented a three-month voluntary shutdown of its
facility to address observations by the FDA Office of Compliance,
following a plant inspection. The observations issued by the FDA
are not related to the manufacturing process of EGRIFTA SV®, but
rather related to the manufacturing environment of the facility.
The manufacturer is finalizing its remediation measures and has
confirmed to the Company that it plans to resume activities by
mid-October. Based on these timelines, a batch of EGRIFTA SV® is
currently scheduled to be manufactured on October 21, 2024.
In order to resume distribution of EGRIFTA SV®,
Theratechnologies was requested by the FDA to file a Prior Approval
Supplement (PAS) describing the changes made by its manufacturer.
The Company expects to file the PAS on or around the manufacturing
date. A PAS is reviewed by the FDA within four months of
receipt.
The Company will update the market on any
further material developments.
EGRIFTA SV® is distributed in the United States
only.
About Theratechnologies
Theratechnologies (TSX: TH) (NASDAQ: THTX) is a
biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and
commercialization of innovative therapies addressing unmet medical
needs. Further information about Theratechnologies is available on
the Company's website at www.theratech.com, on SEDAR+
at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
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The Forward-Looking Statements contained in this
press release include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding: (i) the time period related to the availability of
EGRIFTA SV® to patients; (ii) the effectiveness of the measures to
be implemented by the Company to manage the inventory level of
EGRIFTA SV®; (iii) the dates on which the Company’s manufacturer
will resume its manufacturing activities and the manufacture of a
new batch of EGRIFTA SV®; and (iv) the monetary impact on the
Company’s revenue for the fiscal year 2024.
Although the Forward-Looking Statements
contained in this press release are based upon what the Company
believes are reasonable assumptions in light of the information
currently available, investors are cautioned against placing undue
reliance on these statements since actual results may vary from the
Forward-Looking Statements contained in this press release. Certain
assumptions made in preparing the Forward-Looking Statements
include that: (i) the FDA will be satisfied with the remediation
measures implemented by the manufacturer in response to the
observations issued by the FDA and the manufacturer will resume its
activities by mid-October and will manufacture a new batch of
EGRIFTA SV® on October 21, 2024; (ii) no delay in the
implementation of the remaining remediation measures at the
manufacturer’s site will occur; (iii) the information allowing the
Company to file a PAS will be available to the Company prior to
October 21, 2024; (iv) the new batch of EGRIFTA SV® to be
manufactured will meet the specifications for market release; (v)
the FDA will approve the PAS as filed by the Company; (vi) current
market demand for EGRIFTA SV® will remain unaffected; and (vii) the
financial impact assessment made by the Company about the potential
revenue shortfall from EGRIFTA SV® is accurate.
Forward-Looking Statements assumptions are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the Company’s control, that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by
such Forward-Looking Statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: (i) the issuance of additional
observations by the FDA to the manufacturer following the
finalization of their review of the remediation measures
implemented at the manufacturer’s site; (ii) a delay by the
manufacturer in implementing the final remediation measures at the
manufacturer’s site; (iii) the receipt of negative results from the
implemented remediation measures; (iv) a delay in providing the
information from the remediation measures to the Company; (v) a
delay by the Company in filing the PAS; (vi) a decrease in demand
for EGRIFTA SV® due to the risk of shortage; (vii) the failure of
the new batch of EGRIFTA SV® to meet the specifications allowing
its release to the market; and (viii) the FDA non-approval of the
PAS to be filed by the Company.
The Company refers current and potential
investors to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 20-F
dated February 21, 2024 available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and
on EDGAR at www.sec.gov under Theratechnologies’ public filings.
The reader is cautioned to consider these and other risks and
uncertainties carefully and not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Forward-Looking Statements reflect
current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of
the date of this press release and represent the Company’s
expectations as of that date.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update
or revise the information contained in this press release, whether
as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or
otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
Contacts:
Investor inquiries:Philippe Dubuc Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officerpdubuc@theratech.com438-315-6608
Media inquiries:Julie SchneidermanSenior Director,
Communications & Corporate
Affairscommunications@theratech.com1-514-336-7800
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