Thursday, April 23, 2009

Lilly Granted Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Launch of Generic Raloxifene

Eli Lilly and Company announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana today issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the launch of a generic version of Lilly's medicine Evista(R) (raloxifene HCl tablets) by Teva Pharmaceuticals until the Court renders its final ruling. Teva had indicated it was prepared to launch the generic version prior to the resolution of outstanding patent litigation currently being considered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Lilly had previously sought and been granted a temporary restraining order to prevent the generic launch.

The details can be read here.

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