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Published in Health and Fitness on Monday, March 18th 2013 at 8:15 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
Mylan Launches Generic Version of Xopenex Inhalation Solution -- PITTSBURGH, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
PITTSBURGH, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: [ MYL ]) today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Specialty L.P. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Levalbuterol Inhalation Solution USP, 0.31 mg/3 mL (0.0103%), 0.63 mg/3 mL (0.021%), and 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%), (Concentrate). This product is the generic version of Sunovion's Xopenex® Inhalation Solution, which is indicated for the treatment or prevention of bronchospasm in adults, adolescents, and children 6 years of age and older with reversible obstructive airway disease.
Levalbuterol Inhalation Solution USP, 0.31 mg/3 mL, 0.63 mg/3 mL, and 1.25 mg/3 mL, had U.S. sales of approximately $438.8 million for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2012, according to IMS Health. Mylan has begun shipping this product.
Currently, Mylan has 182 ANDAs pending FDA approval representing $80 billion in annual sales, according to IMS Health. Thirty-six of these pending ANDAs are potential first-to-file opportunities, representing $21.1 billion in annual brand sales, for the 12 months ending June 30, 2012, according to IMS Health.
Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting new standards in health care. Working together around the world to provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine, we innovate to satisfy unmet needs; make reliability and service excellence a habit; do what's right, not what's easy; and impact the future through passionate global leadership. We offer a growing portfolio of approximately 1,100 generic pharmaceuticals and several brand medications. In addition, we offer a wide range of antiretroviral therapies, upon which approximately 40% of HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries depend. We also operate one of the largest active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers and currently market products in approximately 140 countries and territories. Our workforce of more than 20,000 people is dedicated to improving the customer experience and increasing pharmaceutical access to consumers around the world. But don't take our word for it. See for yourself. See inside. mylan.com
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