Theravance Biopharma sells Vibativ to Cumberland Pharma.

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. announced the sale of its proprietary antibiotic, Vibativ (telavancin), to Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the delivery of high-quality prescription brands to improve patient care. Under the terms of the agreement, Cumberland will pay Theravance Biopharma a total of $25 million and tiered royalties of up to 20% on future US net product sales.

Vibativ is a once-daily, injectable lipoglycopeptide antibiotic approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP) caused by susceptible isolates of S. aureus when alternative treatments are not suitable. In addition, Vibativ is approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with complicated skin & skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by susceptible isolates of Gram-positive bacteria, including S. aureus, both methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains. The product labeling also describes the use of Vibativ in treating patients whose pneumonia or skin infection is complicated by concurrent bacteremia.