TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 19, 2013) -Merus Labs International Inc. ("Merus" or the "Company") (TSX:MSL)(NASDAQ:MSLI) is pleased to announce that through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Merus Labs Netherlands B.V and Merus Labs Luxco S.à R.L., it has entered into promotion and distribution agreements with partners in Canada and Slovenia for the Company's Emselex®/Enablex® product. Emselex®/Enablex® (darifenacin) is a branded prescription medicine in extended release tablet form which is a muscarinic antagonist indicated for the treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency.

The partner companies and corresponding territories are as follows; NorrizonRx Sales and Marketing Group Inc. (Canada) and Proksimum Pharma d.o.o. (Slovenia). Under the terms of the agreements, the partner companies have been granted exclusive rights to market and sell Emselex®/Enablex® in their respective territories. The financial terms of the agreements have not been disclosed. For the year 2012, the newly partnered territories had net sales of approximately US$4.5 million.

About Merus Labs International Inc.

Merus is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the acquisition and licensing of pharmaceutical products. The Company utilizes its expertise in pharmaceutical markets and its access to capital to acquire and license niche branded products. Merus further enhances the sale and distribution of these products by the introduction of a focused marketing and promotion plan.

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