Teva Releases Fexofenadine HCl and Pseudoephedrine HCl Extended-Release Tablets

Posted on: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:58:00 EST


Symbols: TEVA
Nov 06, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
TEVA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has announced the commercial launch of Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 60 mg and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 120 mg Extended-Release Tablets, the same as the sanofi-aventis U.S. allergy treatment Allegra-D 12 Hour (fexofenadine HCl 60 mg and pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg) Extended-Release Tablets.

Teva' said that its product is an alternative to the brand product, which had annual sales of approximately $293 million in the United States for the twelve months that ended June 30, based on IMS sales data.

As the first company to file an ANDA containing a paragraph IV certification for this product, Teva has been awarded a 180-day period of marketing exclusivity in the U.S.

Teva is distributing the product, under a license agreement entered into between Teva's subsidiary Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and sanofi-aventis U.S. Allegra-D is a registered trademark of sanofi-aventis U.S.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, headquartered in Israel, is a generic pharmaceutical company.

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