OCULAR THERAPEUTIX INVESTOR ALERT: Legal Investigation Continues After FDA Denies Dextenza New Drug Application

Girard Gibbs LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of investors of Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL). On July 11, 2017, the company revealed that the FDA denied its new drug application for Dextenza, citing manufacturing and testing issues. A class action lawsuit has been filed alleging that Ocular made false or misleading statements regarding the manufacturing and testing issues impacting Dextenza.

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Ocular Therapeutix disclosed on May 5, 2017 that it received a Form 483 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration containing “inspectional observations” related to the Company’s manufacturing and analytical testing procedures.

On July 6, 2017, shortly before the end of the trading day, Seeking Alpha published an article reporting that the Ocular Therapeutix management may have misled investors regarding the severity of ongoing manufacturing issues and downplayed the significance of FDA communications regarding these issues.

Then, on July 11, 2017, Ocular Therapeutix announced that it received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA denying Ocular's resubmission of a New Drug Application for Dextenza. According to the company, the FDA's letter referenced deficiencies in manufacturing processes and analytical testing discovered in the May 2017 inspection. This news sent the share price tumbling in after-hours trading by more than 30%.

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