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GSK returns US rights of Horizant to Xenoport
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plc announced that it has reached an agreement with XenoPort,
Inc., to terminate their collaboration concerning Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets, a treatment for Restless legs, for which GSK had commercialisation rights and certain development rights in the United States.
Under the termination and transition agreement, GSK is returning Horizant rights to XenoPort and providing certain assistance during the transition period ending April 30, 2013, upon mutually agreed terms.