In the news release, Watson Confirms Filing of FDA Application for Generic Lidoderm(R), issued Jan. 19 by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, second and third sentences should read "lidocaine topical patch 5%" rather than "lidocaine topical patch 8%" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:
Watson Confirms Filing of FDA Application for Generic Lidoderm(R)
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market its lidocaine topical patch 5% prior to the expiration of U.S. Patent No. 5,827,529. Watson's lidocaine topical patch 5% is a generic version of Endo's LidodermŽ.
On January 15, 2010, pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act, Watson notified Endo's partners Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd. and Teikoku Pharma USA that its ANDA requesting approval from the FDA for a generic version of LidodermŽ contained a paragraph IV certification asserting that the LidodermŽ patent is invalid, unenforceable and/or not infringed. LidodermŽ is indicated for relief of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia.
About Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of generic pharmaceuticals and specialized branded pharmaceutical products focused on Urology and Women's Health. Watson has operations in many of the world's established and growing international markets.
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LidodermŽ is a registered trademark of Hind Healthcare, Inc.
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