Friday 10 February 2012

Perrigo and its Partner Synthon Launch Levocetirizine Solution


Perrigo Company PRGO +0.60% and its partner Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Perrigo has begun shipping Levocetirizine Solution, 2.5 mg/5ml, a generic version of UCB's Xyzal® Oral Solution. Synthon has the first to file ANDA application for the generic that entitle it to 180 days of generic exclusivity. Hatch Waxman litigation in this product was settled earlier this year. Perrigo is the manufacturer of this product.
Xyzal® Oral Solution is indicated for the treatment of indoor and outdoor allergies. It is estimated that it has annual sales of approximately $12 million, according to data provided by Wolters, Kluwer.

Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes OTC and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, infant formulas, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). The Company is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products and infant formulas, both for the store brand market. The Company's primary markets and locations of manufacturing and logistics operations are the United States, Israel, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Australia. Visit Perrigo on the Internet.

Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with its U.S. headquarters and laboratories located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, markets generic drugs through partnerships with other leading pharmaceutical companies. Synthon currently holds several approved, or tentatively approved, drug applications and has a pipeline containing more than a dozen products that are expected to be filed with the FDA within the next few years. Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is part of the Synthon group, a global privately held specialty pharma company with offices, laboratories and manufacturing sites in 11 countries worldwide.

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