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Mylan granted license to market generic menopause drug
PITTSBURGH — Mylan will begin selling a generic drug for treating symptoms of menopause in two years, the company said Monday.
Following the settlement of a patent-litigation suit with Swiss drug maker Novartis over the patch Vivelle-Dot (estradiol transdermal system), Mylan said it had received a patent license to begin selling its version of the drug in December 2013.
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Aceto launches generic drugs for infections, malaria
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — A subsidiary of Aceto Corp. has launched two generic drugs for treating infectious diseases, the company said Monday.
Aceto said its Rising Pharmaceuticals subsidiary launched flucytosine capsules, a version of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's Ancobon, used to treat serious infections; and chloroquine phosphate tablets, a generic version of Sanofi's malaria drug Aralen. The drugs' branded versions had sales of $20 million during the 12-month period ended in June, Aceto said.