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Description of Business
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
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Description of Business

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Description of Business

Antares Pharma, Inc. (“Antares” or the “Company”) is an emerging, specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the development and commercialization of self-administered parenteral pharmaceutical products and technologies.  The Company has multiple internal product development programs as well as numerous partnership arrangements with several industry leading pharmaceutical companies. The Company has formed significant strategic alliances with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (“Teva”), Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Ferring B.V. (together “Ferring”), and JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“JCR”).  Through these relationships, the Company develops and applies its drug delivery systems in collaborations with the pharmaceutical partners to enhance the partners' drug compounds and delivery methods.

The Company develops and manufactures, for itself and with its partners, novel, pressure-assisted injector devices, with and without needles, which allow patients to self-inject drugs. It makes a reusable, needle-free spring action injection device which is marketed through its partners for use with human growth hormone (hGH).  The Company has also developed variations of the needle-free injector by adding a small shielded needle to a pre-filled, single-use disposable injector, called the VIBEX® pressure assisted auto injection system. This system is an alternative to the needle-free system for use with injectable drugs in unit dose containers and is suitable for branded and generic injectables.  Additionally, the Company developed a disposable multi-dose pen injector for use with standard cartridges, and has a portfolio of gel-based products which are commercialized through various partners.

In February 2014, the Company launched its product OTREXUP™ (methotrexate) injection, which is the first subcutaneous methotrexate for once weekly self-administration with an easy-to-use, single dose, disposable auto injector approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).  OTREXUP™ is indicated for adults with severe active rheumatoid arthritis (“RA”), children with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adults with severe recalcitrant psoriasis.  To date, Antares has received FDA approval for dosage strengths of 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg and 25 mg of OTREXUP™.

The Company has other products at various stages of development and approval.  Antares is developing VIBEX® Sumatriptan for the acute treatment of migraines and has begun commercial scale tooling and mold fabrication in anticipation of a potential approval and launch.  The Company is currently conducting clinical studies of VIBEX® QuickShot® Testosterone (“QS T”), for testosterone replacement therapy, and has also initiated manufacturing development work for QS M, a combination product for an undisclosed central nervous system indication.