News briefs: generic Geodon and Prometrium; Brovana patent litigation

5 March 2012

Indian drug major Dr Reddy's Laboratories (NYSE: RDY) announced on Saturday that it has launched ziprasidone hydrochloride capsules, a bioequivalent generic version of pharma behemoth Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) schizophrenia drug Geodon in the US market on March 2, 2012 following the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration of the company’s Abbreviated New Drug Application.

The Geodon brand had US sales of approximately $1.34 billion for the 12 months ending December 2011, according to IMS Health data quoted by the Indian firm.

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