(Sharecast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals revealed on Wednesday that non-executive director Deneen Vojta had acquired 1,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed drugmaker.

Vojta, who joined Hikma in October 2022, purchased the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 1,702.68p each, for a total value of £17,026.76.

Earlier in January, Hikma Pharmaceuticals launched an authorised generic version of Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Xyrem 1 sodium oxybate oral solution. Jazz Pharmaceuticals reported net sales for Xyrem of $1.3bn in 2021.

As of 1620 GMT, Hikma shares were up 0.23% at 1,709.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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