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02/12/2005  Par Receives Tentative Approval Of Generic Dostinex® news archive
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted tentative approval for the company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for cabergoline tablets. ...
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02/12/2005  Barr, Organon and Savient Finalize MircetteR Settlement and Acquisition news archive
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Organon USA Inc. and Organon (Ireland) Ltd., business units of Akzo Nobel NV, and Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Barr and its subsidiaries have finalized an agreement to acquire the exclusive rights to Organon's Mircette(R) (Desogestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol) ...
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02/12/2005  FTC Will Not File Objections to Effexor® Xr Settlement news archive
The Federal Trade Commission has notified Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Wyeth that it will not file an objection with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to the proposed settlement of the patent litigation between Teva and Wyeth concerning Teva’s application to market an extended release venlafaxine capsule product....
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05/12/2005  Par's Partner Receives Final Approval For Ribavirin Tablets news archive
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. today announced that its marketing partner, Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, has received final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for ribavirin...
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06/12/2005  IMPAX and Teva Receive Final FDA Approval for Oxycodone HCl news archive
IMPAX laboratories, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval to the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application for a generic version of OxyContin(R) (Oxycodone Hydrochloride) ...
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07/12/2005  Amide receives FDA approval for two new products news archive
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07/12/2005  Eisai Commences U.S. Legal Action over Aricept® ANDA Filing news archive
Eisai Co., Ltd. and Eisai Inc. today announce the filing of a patent infringement lawsuit against Teva regarding its submission of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to the FDA for Aricept® (donepezil hydrochloride). Eisai's action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark.

Eisai believes that its donepezil composition of matter patent is valid until its expiration date of November 25, 2010. Eisai intends to vigorously enforce and defend that patent....
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07/12/2005  Alpharma Receives Tentative Approval for Sertraline Tablets news archive
Alpharma Inc., a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for the company’s ANDA for sertraline hydrochloride 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg tablets....
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07/12/2005  WTO Amends Rules on Generic Drugs news archive
The World Trade Organization (WTO) members approved measures to make it easier for developing countries to get cheaper generic versions of medicines for communicable diseases like AIDS. ...
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09/12/2005  Teva Announces Approval of Cefprozil Tabs & Oral Suspension news archive
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the Company’s ANDAs for Cefprozil Tablets USP, 250 mg and 500 mg and Cefprozil for Oral Suspension USP, 125 mg/5 mL and 250 mg/5 mL....
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09/12/2005  Teva Announces Settlement Agreement Regarding Provigil® news archive
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Cephalon, Inc. to settle their pending patent infringement disputes in the United States and the United Kingdom related to PROVIGIL® (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV]....
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12/12/2005  Lannett Receives Approval For Doxycycline Monohydrate news archive
Lannett Company, Inc., a manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Doxycycline Monohydrate ...
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12/12/2005  Actavis among the first to launch generic Glimepiride into EU news archive
Actavis announces that it has been among the first to launch the generic drug Glimepiride, into a number of important markets in Europe. Glimepiride is the generic equivalent of Amaryl/Amarel a product of Aventis. ...
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12/12/2005  Baxter Launches First Sevoflurane in China news archive
Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced today the launch of sevoflurane, the world's most widely-used inhaled anesthetic, in China. The company also unveiled its plans for a phased launch of sevoflurane in additional geographies throughout 2006,...
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12/12/2005  Bentley Announces Marketing Approval Of Lansoprazole In UK news archive
Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a technology-based specialty pharmaceutical and drug delivery company with a growing branded and generic product line in Europe, announced today that it has received approvals of generic versions of its lansoprazole formulations ...
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12/12/2005  Caraco Receives FDA Approval For Carbamazepine Tablets USP news archive
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration have granted an FDA approval for the Company's ANDA for Carbamazepine 200mg USP. In addition the FDA granted approval on 100mg, 300mg and 400mg, ...
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14/12/2005  Akorn & Azad to Develop and Supply Three ANDA Injectables news archive
Akorn, Inc. today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Azad Pharma AG, located in Toffen Switzerland, to develop and supply three ANDA injectable drug products for critical care medicine....
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15/12/2005  Glenmark & InvaGen to Market 7 Generic Products in U.S. news archive
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have entered into a collaboration agreement for the joint development, filing and marketing of seven generic pharmaceutical products for the US market....
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15/12/2005  APP & Technoflex to Establish Sterile Bag-Fill Capability news archive
American Pharmaceutical Partners, (APP), a leading manufacturer of sterile injectable generic drugs for the U.S. and Canada, and Technoflex S.A. of France, a leading supplier of polypropylene and PVC bags and closures to the global pharmaceutical industry, are forming a joint venture to manufacture sterile-filled injectable drugs at APP's Grand Island, N.Y. facility. ...
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16/12/2005  Ranbaxy To Appeal Decision On Atorvastatin Patents news archive
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited announced today that the U.S. District Court of Delaware ruled against Ranbaxy in its case for non-infringement and invalidation of two Pfizer patents on atorvastatin. Atorvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering drug, marketed by Pfizer as Lipitor ® , and is the largest-selling drug in the world....
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16/12/2005  Allergan in ACULARR Patent Infringement Case news archive
Allergan Inc. announced today that it has filed a motion with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting the sale of a proposed generic version of Allergan's non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ACULAR(R) (ketorolac tromethamine ophthalmic solution) 0.5% while the court conducts further proceedings in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Allergan and Syntex (U.S.A.) LLC against Apotex, Inc., Apotex Corp., and Novex Pharma Inc. ...
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16/12/2005  Par To Distribute Generic Augmentin® AND Amoxil® news archive
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. today announced that it has been assigned Ivax Corporation's U.S. distribution rights for various dosage forms of the immediate release antibiotics amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium and amoxicillin. ...
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19/12/2005  Akorn & Natco To Develop and Supply Drug Products news archive
Akorn, Inc. today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Natco Pharma Limited, located in Hyderabad, India, to develop and supply two ANDA oral tablet drug products for cancer patients suffering from nausea and vomiting....
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19/12/2005  Bellwether Secures Entry Into Antihistamine Generic Market news archive
Bellwether Pharma Limited announced a major coup by launching its new brand of loratadine into the generic antihistamine market. Bellwether’s Lorastyne, comes into the market eight months prior to the loratadine patent expiry. ...
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19/12/2005  Court Injunction Application Upheld Against InterPharma news archive
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19/12/2005  Aurobindo Recieves Approval For Cephalexin By US FDA news archive
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19/12/2005  Caraco Announces FDA Final Approval for Generic UltracetR news archive
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted final approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Tramadol Hydrochloride with Acetaminophen Tablets.

Caraco's Tramadol Hydrochloride (HCl) with Acetaminophen Tablets is the generic equivalent of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc. brand product, Ultracet(R), which is indicated for the short-term (five days or less) management of acute pain.

We are extremely pleased on receiving this approval and plan to launch this product to the market immediately, said Daniel H. Movens, Chief Executive Officer. This approval brings our total product portfolio to 19 different products represented by 41 strengths.

On September 22, 2004, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Ortho-McNeil) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan alleging that the Company's filing of an ANDA seeking approval to market its generic version of Ortho-McNeil's Ultracet(R) drug product infringed Ortho-McNeil's patent, which expires on September 6, 2011. Ortho- McNeil sought an order from the Court which, among other things, directed the FDA not to approve Caraco's ANDA any earlier than the claimed expiration date. The ANDA filed by Caraco contained a Paragraph IV Certification challenging the Ortho-McNeil patent. On October 19, 2005 our motion for summary judgment was granted. Ortho-McNeil has the right to appeal....
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19/12/2005  Mylan Announces Final Approval for Bisoprolol Fumarate news archive
Mylan Laboratories Inc. today announced that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Bisoprolol Fumarate Tablets USP, 5mg and 10mg. Bisoprolol Fumarate Tablets,...
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19/12/2005  IVAX Receives Final Approval on Clozapine Tablet news archive
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20/12/2005  Xechem Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Bristol-Meyers news archive
Xechem International, Inc. announced today that it has settled its antitrust lawsuit against Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co. for $4.2 million. Court files reveal that the case against Bristol-Meyers, which was brought in federal district court in Chicago in 2003, ...
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20/12/2005  Spanish Court Rules in Pfizer's Favor on Lipitor Challenge news archive
Pfizer Inc announced today that a Spanish court is the latest judicial body to uphold the company's patents covering the active ingredient in Lipitor, the world's most-prescribed cholesterol-lowering medication....
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20/12/2005  Andrx Sues GSK for Infringement of Bupropion Patent news archive
Andrx Corporation announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against GlaxoSmithKline plc and SmithKline Beecham Corporation. ...
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20/12/2005  Mylan Agreement with Ortho-McNeil on Oxybutynin news archive
Mylan Laboratories Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., has entered into two agreements with Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Alza Corporation relating to oxybutynin chloride extended release tablets,...
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20/12/2005  Elite Amends Agreement with IntelliPharmaCeutics news archive
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it had entered into an amendment with its partner, IntelliPharmaCeutics Corp., under the Product Development and Commercialization Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2005. ...
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21/12/2005  US FDA Tentatively Approves a Generic AIDS Drug news archive
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the tentative approval of Stavudine for Oral Solution, 1 mg/mL to be manufactured by Aurobindo Pharma LTD. of Hyderabad, India. This product is the first generic version of the already approved Zerit for oral solution manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb. ...
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22/12/2005  Lannett Receives Approval For Baclofen Tablets news archive
Lannett Company, Inc., a manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Baclofen 20mg tablets....
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22/12/2005  Ranbaxy & Cephalon Agree Over PROVIGIL Patent Litigation news archive
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Cephalon, Inc. to settle their pending patent infringement dispute in the United States related to PROVIGIL(R) (modafinil) Tablets [C-IV]....
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23/12/2005  Mylan Announces Final FDA Approval for Zonisamide Capsules news archive
Mylan Laboratories Inc. today announced that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Zonisamide Capsules, 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg. Zonisamide Capsules are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Dainippon Pharmaceutical's Zonegran® Capsules, which had U.S. sales of approximately $171 million for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2005, according to IMS Health....
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27/12/2005  Daiichi Wins Lawsuit Against Mylan Regarding Levofloxacin news archive
Daiichi Sankyo has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Daiichi Pharmaceutical has won the lawsuit against Mylan Pharmaceuticals. ...
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27/12/2005  FDA Announces Tentative Approval of Oral Nevirapine news archive
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on December 27, 2005, granted tentative approval, through an expedited procedure, to generic Nevirapine Oral Suspension, 50 mg/5 mL, manufactured by Aurobindo Pharma LTD., of Hyderabad, India. ...
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29/12/2005  Par Receives Final Approval To Market Generic DostinexR news archive
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. today announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's Abbreviated New Drug Application for cabergoline tablets. ...
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29/12/2005  Taro & Alkem Collaborate Product Development for U.S. news archive
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reported today that it has entered into an agreement with Alkem Laboratories Ltd. under which the companies will develop products jointly for the U.S. and other markets. ...
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