Friday, January 8, 2010

Watson Files FDA Application for Generic LoSeasonique

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market its levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol (0.10 mg/0.02 mg) oral contraceptive product prior to the expiration of U.S. Patent No. 7,615,545, which is owned by Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Watson's levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol product is a generic version of Teva's LoSeasonique®.

The details can be read here.

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