Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Settles Patent Litigation With Pfizer Inc. On Celebrex®

JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA) announced today that its subsidiary Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. has entered into a settlement with Pfizer related to Teva’s generic version of Celebrex® (celecoxib) 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg capsules in the United States. Under the terms of the settlement, Teva may launch its generic versions in December, 2014, or earlier under certain circumstances. Teva has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for all strengths and believes that it is first-to-file on at least the 100, 200 and 400 mg capsules. Sales of Celebrex® were $2.2 billion in the U.S. according to IMS data as of December, 2013.

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