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May 19, 2008

Sepracor & Arrow : Global License and Development Agreement Covering Technology to Enhance Ciclesonide and BROVANA Franchises

May 1, 2008- Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) announced it has signed a technology license and development agreement with Arrow International Limited (Arrow), a European company, for know-how and intellectual property rights related to stable sterile steroid suspension formulations as well as other applicable nebule technology for the use in developing ciclesonide, a corticosteroid, in an inhalation solution. The agreement facilitates enhanced development of Sepracor's ciclesonide stand-alone product for the treatment of asthma as well as a planned ciclesonide/ BROVANA(R) brand arformoterol tartrate Inhalation Solution combination product for the treatment of COPD, and includes Arrow's "U-Bend" packaging technology, which allows increased accuracy in dosing through a novel U-Bend ampule design... Sepracor's Press Release -