MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Mar 15, 2016) – Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:GUD), through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“Knight”), announced today that it now owns worldwide rights to Impavido® (miltefosine) as a result of the termination of its agreement with Paladin Labs (Barbados) Inc., (an affiliate of Endo International plc) related to the distribution and sale of Impavido® in all countries other than the United States. Knight will continue to make this medically important medication available.

“Impavido® has been helping patients suffering from leishmaniasis since 2002. We are committed to ensuring the continued supply of this essential medicine,” said Michel Loustric, President of Knight.

About Impavido® (miltefosine)

Impavido® (miltefosine) is an FDA-approved, oral treatment for visceral, mucosal and cutaneous leishmaniasis in patients 12 years of age and older. Please see full prescribing information on www.impavido.com for complete information. In the United States, leishmaniasis may be seen in returning travelers following exposure in endemic regions, and in American soldiers serving in regions such as Asia and the Middle East. Impavido® is approved for marketing in Germany, India, Israel and the United States.

About Knight Therapeutics Inc.

Knight Therapeutics Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian and select international markets. Knight Therapeutic Inc.’s shares trade on TSX under the symbol GUD. For more information about Knight Therapeutics Inc., please visit the Company’s web site at www.gud-knight.com or www.sedar.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

This document contains forward-looking statements for Knight Therapeutics Inc. and its subsidiaries. These forward looking statements, by their nature, necessarily involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Knight Therapeutics Inc. considers the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based to be reasonable at the time they were prepared, but cautions the reader that these assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond the control of Knight Therapeutics Inc. and its subsidiaries, may ultimately prove to be incorrect. Factors and risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations are discussed in Knight Therapeutics Inc.’s Annual Report and in Knight Therapeutics Inc.’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2014. Knight Therapeutics Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or future events, except as required by law.

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