Cumberland to expand its gastroenterology offerings with the market-leading Helicobacter pylori therapy
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on delivering high-quality products to improve patient care, announced strategic arrangements with RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, to jointly commercialize Talicia®. The FDA-approved oral capsule is indicated for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults, a bacterial infection and leading risk factor for gastric cancer.
Under the terms of the agreement, Cumberland and RedHill will form a new, jointly owned company. RedHill will contribute all its Talicia assets to the new company including the product's growing international licenses with associated revenues. Cumberland will provide $4 million in investment capital. Cumberland will assume responsibility for the product's distribution and record the product sales. Talicia net revenues were $8 million in 2024. The two companies will equally share in those net revenues and collaborate on all operational aspects, including sales, marketing, manufacturing, regulatory and supply chain functions. Through this co-commercialization agreement, Cumberland will leverage its established national field sales force to lead promotional efforts for Talicia and expand its reach among office based healthcare providers.
"Talicia features an outstanding clinical profile and represents an excellent strategic match for our organization," said A.J. Kazimi, CEO of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. "It provides us with an immediate growth opportunity, as we will build on the excellent foundation RedHill has created and bring this critical therapy to many more patients."
Talicia is the only all-in-one treatment containing omeprazole, amoxicillin and rifabutin. It was FDA approved based on two large Phase 3 studies demonstrating excellent safety and efficacy results. The product features include three key advantages: 1) high eradication rates at >90%, 2) simplicity of an all in one capsule and 3) low resistance,
As a result of these attributes, Talicia is now listed as a first line option in the newly updated American College of Gastroenterology guidelines for the treatment of H. pylori infections.
"These arrangements represent an excellent opportunity for Cumberland, a highly capable and driven partner with a strong gastroenterology market presence, to add a market-leading approved product to its portfolio," said Rick Scruggs, Chief Commercial Officer of RedHill Inc. We believe Cumberland can help drive prescriptions and deliver revenue growth, further strengthening Talicia's U.S. market leadership,"
The product is patent protected through 2042 and received eight years of U.S. market exclusivity under its Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designation.
There is broad U.S. insurance coverage established for the product with includes 70% of American lives covered by commercial plans and 60% coverage by government plans.
Talicia is dispensed by retail pharmacies across the country. An agreement with CVS provides for stocking of the product at 1,700 of their pharmacies.
For full prescribing information, visit https://www.talicia.com/.
About Talicia ®
Approved by the FDA for the treatment of H. pylori infection in adults in November 2019, Talicia is a novel, fixed-dose, all-in-one oral capsule combination of two antibiotics (amoxicillin and rifabutin) and a proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole). Talicia received eight years of U.S. market exclusivity under its Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designation and is also covered by U.S. patents extending patent protection through 2042 with additional patents and applications pending and granted in various territories worldwide.
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the largest biopharmaceutical company founded and headquartered in Tennessee and is focused on providing unique products that improve the quality of patient care. The company develops, acquires, and commercializes products for the hospital acute care, gastroenterology and oncology market segments. The Company's portfolio of FDA-approved brands includes:
The company also has Phase II clinical studies evaluating its ifetroban product candidate in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, systemic sclerosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
For more information on Cumberland's approved products, including full prescribing information, please visit the individual product websites, which can be found on the company's website: www.cumberlandpharma.com.
About RedHill Biopharma
RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on U.S. development and commercialization of drugs for gastrointestinal diseases, infectious diseases and oncology. RedHill promotes the FDA approved gastrointestinal drug Talicia®, for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in adultsi. RedHill's key clinical late-stage development programs include: (i) opaganib (ABC294640), a first-in-class, orally administered sphingosine kinase-2 (SPHK2) selective inhibitor with anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anticancer activity, targeting multiple indications with U.S. government and academic collaborations for development for radiation and chemical exposure indications such as GI-Acute Radiation Syndrome (GI-ARS), a Phase 2/3 program for hospitalized COVID-19, and a Phase 2 study in prostate cancer in combination with darolutamide; (ii) RHB-204, a next-generation optimized formulation of RHB-104, with a planned Phase 2 study for Crohn's disease (based on RHB-104's positive Phase 3 Crohn's disease study results) and Phase 3-stage for pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease; (iii) RHB-107 (upamostat), an oral broad-acting, host-directed, serine protease inhibitor with potential for pandemic preparedness, is in late-stage development as a treatment for non-hospitalized symptomatic COVID-19 and is also targeting multiple other cancer and inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases; and (iv) RHB-102, with potential UK submission for chemotherapy and radiotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, positive results from a U.S. Phase 3 study for acute gastroenteritis and gastritis and positive results from a U.S. Phase 2 study for IBS-D. RHB-102 is partnered with Hyloris Pharma (EBR: HYL) for worldwide development and commercialization outside North America.
More information about the Company is available at www.redhillbio.com / X.com/RedHillBio.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to certain risks and reflect Cumberland's current views on future events based on what it believes are reasonable assumptions. No assurance can be given that these events will occur. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the company's intent, belief or expectations, and can be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "should," "seek," "anticipate," "look forward" and other comparable terms or the negative thereof. As with any business, all phases of Cumberland's operations are subject to factors outside of its control, and any one or combination of these factors could materially affect Cumberland's operation results. These factors include macroeconomic conditions, including rising interest rates and inflation, competition, an inability of manufacturers to produce Cumberland's products on a timely basis, failure of manufacturers to comply with regulations applicable to pharmaceutical manufacturers, natural disasters, public health epidemics, maintaining an effective sales and marketing infrastructure, and other events beyond the company's control as more fully discussed in its most recent annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as well as the company's other filings with the SEC from time to time. There can be no assurance that results anticipated by the company will be realized or that they will have the expected effects. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The company does not undertake any obligation to publicly revise these statements to reflect events after the date hereof.
SOURCE Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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