Watson’s Generic Yasmin Receives FDA Approval

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:WPI - News), today announced that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Zarah™ (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol tablets) 3 mg/0.03 mg, the generic equivalent to Bayer’s Yasmin®. Watson has begun shipping the product. Bayer’s lawsuit against Watson alleging that Watson’s product infringes Bayer’s U.S. Patent No. 5,569,652 remains pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.