SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) has launched ZEGERID® (omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) Capsules and ZEGERID (omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) Powder for Oral Suspension in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The ZEGERID products were developed by Santarus and are the first and only immediate-release oral proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) commercialized in the U.S. According to the market research firm IMS Health Incorporated, retail sales of prescription PPI products in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were approximately $124 million for the 12 months ended September 30, 2007 and grew at 24% compared with the prior 12 month period.
