DUBLIN, Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that the company will host a webcast on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. EDT/9:30 p.m. IST to provide investors with an update on Vyxeos™ (daunorubicin and cytarabine) liposome for injection, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on August 3, 2017 for the treatment of adults with newly-diagnosed therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC).

The webcast will include an overview of AML from invited physician experts as well as a Vyxeos overview from the company's senior management.

Interested parties may access the webcast via the Investors section of the Jazz Pharmaceuticals website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.  Please connect to the website prior to the start of the webcast to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be necessary to listen to the webcast.

An archive of the webcast will be available for at least one week following the presentation on the Investors section of the company's website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.

For further reference information on AML, including Vyxeos pricing considerations, please click here. For full prescribing information, please visit www.vyxeos.com.

About Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) is an international biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing and commercializing meaningful products that address unmet medical needs.  The company has a diverse portfolio of products and product candidates, with a focus in the areas of sleep and hematology/oncology.  In these areas, Jazz Pharmaceuticals markets Xyrem® (sodium oxybate) oral solution, Erwinaze® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi), Defitelio® (defibrotide sodium) and Vyxeos™ (daunorubicin and cytarabine) liposome for injection in the U.S. and markets Erwinase® and Defitelio (defibrotide) in countries outside the U.S.  For more information, please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.

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