WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (NYSE: PRX) today announced that its operating subsidiary, Par Formulations Private Limited, (formerly Edict Pharmaceuticals Private Limited), received its first USFDA approval for Labetalol HCl Tablets 100 mg, 200 mg & 300 mg, the generic version of Trandate®. Par anticipates the product to be available in August.

Par Pharmaceutical acquired Edict Pharmaceuticals, based in Chennai, India, in February 2012.

Important information about Labetalol HCl Tablets
Labetalol hydrochloride tablets are indicated in the management of hypertension. Labetalol hydrochloride tablets may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents, especially thiazide and loop diuretics.

Labetalol hydrochloride tablets are contraindicated in bronchial asthma, overt cardiac failure, greater-than-first-degree heart block, cardiogenic shock, severe bradycardia, other conditions associated with severe and prolonged hypotension, and in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any component of the product. Beta-blockers, even those with apparent cardioselectivity, should not be used in patients with a history of obstructive airway disease, including asthma.

About Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. is a U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary's two operating divisions, Par Pharmaceutical and Strativa Pharmaceuticals, it develops, manufactures and markets higher-barrier-to-entry generic drugs and niche, innovative proprietary pharmaceuticals. For press releases and other company information, visit www.parpharm.com.

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