(Updates)
** Shares of Liquidia Corp LQDA.O down 2.61% at $9.72
** Co says it has filed litigation in the U.S. District
Court of the District of Columbia that challenges the decision
by the FDA to grant 3-year exclusivity to United Therapeutics
UTHR.O rival drug Tyvaso DPI
** The health regulator on Monday delayed traditional
approval for Liquidia's inhaled drug yutrepia and allowed only
tentative approval
** The final approval of the drug is currently delayed until
after the expiration of the exclusivity on May 23, 2025
** Stock down ~18% YTD
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))