Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (“Avadel” or the “Company”) has been in recent communication with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) and has confirmed Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC’s Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for LUMRYZ for the treatment of cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness in pediatric patients 7 years and older with narcolepsy, which had a target action date of September 7, 2024, remains under review. Avadel is committed to working closely with the FDA for the remainder of the review process.
Cautionary Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements relate to our future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, results, conditions, financial performance, prospects or other events. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s commitment to working closely with the FDA for the review process of LUMRYZ for the treatment of cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness in pediatric patients 7 years and older with narcolepsy. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “believe,” “expect,” “look forward,” “on track,” “guidance,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “next steps” and similar expressions and the negatives thereof (if applicable).
The Company’s forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are made within the bounds of our knowledge of our business and operations and that we consider reasonable. However, the Company’s business and operations are subject to significant risks, and, as a result, there can be no assurance that actual results and the results of the company’s business and operations will not differ materially from the results contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations in the Company’s forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 29, 2024, and subsequent SEC filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are not guarantees of future performance. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 12, 2024 | AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jerad G. Seurer | ||
| Name: | Jerad G. Seurer | ||
| Title: | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||