Teva Pharmaceuticals is launching pimecrolimus cream in a 1% dosage strength.
The product is the generic of Meda Pharma’s Elidel cream 1%.
It is indicated for the treatment of mild or moderate atopic dermatitis, where treatment with topical corticosteroids is either inadvisable or not possible.
Teva’s generic is available in 30-, 60- and 100-mg tubes.