Perrigo gets final FDA approval for generic Monistat

Annual US sales of the J&J vaginal cream and suppository are $90 million.

Perrigo Company (Nasdaq:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) has obtained final US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the company's Miconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream and Suppository, an over-the-counter generic version Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) Monistat, Combination Pack. Perrigo will begin shipments immediately.

Brand Monistat has annual US sales of $90 million.

Perrigo was the first to file an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with Paragraph IV certification with the FDA, and subsequently won patent litigation filed by Johnson & Johnson.

Perrigo's share price rose 0.8% on the TASE today, and rose 2.4% at the opening on Nasdaq to $58.85.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 3, 2010

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