Salix Pharmaceuticals Reports 3Q2012 Results

“During the third quarter we received a paragraph IV notification from Lupin Limited stating that Lupin had filed an ANDA application to seek approval to market a generic version of APRISO. The notification letter asserted non-infringement and invalidity of the Company’s Orange Book-listed U.S. Patent No. 6,551,620. On September 7, 2012 Salix and Dr. Falk Pharma filed a patent infringement complaint against Lupin. The filing of this suit imposes an automatic 30-month stay of approval of Lupin’s ANDA. We have full confidence in and continue to evaluate our intellectual property protecting APRISO, and we intend to vigorously enforce our intellectual property rights.

“Salix is built on a tremendous history of success – including the approval of eight New Drug Applications, the acquisition/licensing of 16 products and the establishment of a top-ranked specialty sales force since 2000. Our core business remains strong and continues to grow. Our portfolio of marketed products is complemented by our impressive pipeline of product candidates in development that should drive additional revenue growth over the long term as they are commercialized. Additionally, the Company continues to actively pursue additional product opportunities to expand and broaden our product portfolio. We are extremely pleased with the success we have achieved to date, and we believe the Company is well-positioned to continue to succeed in our mission of being the leading specialty pharmaceutical company licensing, developing and marketing innovative products to healthcare professionals to prevent or treat gastrointestinal disorders.”

The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET, on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Interested parties can access the conference call by way of web cast or telephone. The live web cast will be available at www.salix.com. A replay of the web cast will be available at the same location. The telephone numbers to access the live conference call are [phone] (U.S. and Canada) or [phone] (international.) The telephone numbers to access the replay of the call are [phone] or [phone] (U.S. and Canada) or [phone] (international). The access code for the replay is 95498100.

About Salix

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, develops and markets prescription pharmaceutical products for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Salix’s strategy is to in-license late-stage or marketed proprietary therapeutic products, complete any required development and regulatory submission of these products, and market them through the Company’s gastroenterology specialty sales and marketing team.

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