BRIDGEWATER, NJ--(Marketwire - January 23, 2008) - Alpharma Inc. (NYSE: ALO), a global specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today the availability of FLECTOR® Patch (diclofenac epolamine topical patch) 1.3%, the first and only anti-inflammatory pain relief patch in the United States. Available by prescription, the adhesive patch delivers medication directly to the site of pain, offering a safe and effective alternative to widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are taken orally. The targeted delivery of FLECTOR® Patch through the skin results in minimal systemic absorption of diclofenac, one of the best selling and most widely used orally administered NSAIDs worldwide.
