Perrigo Company (NASDAQ: PRGO)(TASE: PRGO) today announced that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has denied Connetics Corporation's motion for a preliminary injunction related to Perrigo's Clobetasol Propionate Foam, the AB-rated generic equivalent to Connetics' Olux® Foam and has lifted the temporary restraints that have prevented Perrigo from launching the product. The Court also denied Perrigo's motion for Summary Judgment based on non- infringement. The case will now proceed to trial with the trial date not having been set.
With the temporary restraints lifted, Perrigo has commenced launching the product. As the first filer, this commences its 180 days of generic exclusivity.
Perrigo's Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa stated, "We are excited about the launch of Clobetasol Foam, which reflects our on-going efforts to make quality healthcare more affordable for our customers."
Clobetasol Propionate Foam is a topical corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dermatosis of the scalp. Sales for the brand, Olux® Foam, 0.05%, were approximately $85 million according to Wolters Kluwer data for the 12 months ending January 2008.
Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and consumer products. The Company is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store brand market. The Company's primary markets and locations of manufacturing facilities are the United States, Israel, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Visit Perrigo on the Internet (http://www.perrigo.com/ ).
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