Friday, February 29, 2008

Teva Announces Approval of Generic Camptosar

Feb 28, 2008 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Pfizer's chemotherapy agent, Camptosar(R) (Irinotecan Hydrochloride) Injection, 20 mg/mL. Shipment of this product, available in 40 mg/2 mL and 100 mg/5 mL single dose vials, will begin immediately.
The brand product had annual sales of approximately $556 million in the United States for the twelve months that ended December 31, 2007, based on IMS sales data.

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