JERUSALEM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq:TEVA - News) announces that on May 18, 2007 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted to Teva final approval of its amlodipine besylate/benazepril products in 2.5 mg/10 mg, 5 mg/10mg; 5 mg/20 mg and 10 mg/20 mg dosage strengths, AB rated to Novartis’ Lotrel® and Teva immediately commenced shipping the product. On May 19, 2007, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted, in connection with Novartis’ pending patent infringement action, an emergency request for a temporary order restraining Teva’s launch and scheduled a hearing for May 21, 2007 at 11:00 am for further proceedings.
Annual sales of the brand product are approximately $1.5 billion in the U.S. based on IMS sales data. As the first company to file an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with a Paragraph IV patent certification, Teva has been awarded 180 days marketing exclusivity for this product.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., headquartered in Israel, is among the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world and is the leading generic pharmaceutical company. The company develops, manufactures and markets generic and innovative human pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, as well as animal health pharmaceutical products. Over 76 percent of Teva’s sales are in North America and Europe.
Safe Harbor Statement under the U. S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of management. Such statements are based on management’s current beliefs and expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause Teva’s future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: Teva’s ability to successfully develop and commercialize additional pharmaceutical products, the introduction of competing generic equivalents, the extent to which Teva may obtain U.S. market exclusivity for certain of its new generic products and regulatory changes that may prevent Teva from utilizing exclusivity periods, competition from brand-name companies that are under increased pressure to counter generic products, or competitors that seek to delay the introduction of generic products, the impact of consolidation of our distributors and customers, potential liability for sales of generic products prior to a final resolution of outstanding patent litigation, including that relating to the generic versions of Allegra® and Neurontin®, the effects of competition on our innovative products, especially Copaxone® sales, the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and pending legislation that could affect the pharmaceutical industry, the difficulty of predicting U.S. Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency and other regulatory authority approvals, the regulatory environment and changes in the health policies and structures of various countries, our ability to achieve expected results though our innovative R&D efforts, Teva’s ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate acquisitions, potential exposure to product liability claims to the extent not covered by insurance, dependence on the effectiveness of our patents and other protections for innovative products, significant operations worldwide that may be adversely affected by terrorism, political or economical instability or major hostilities, supply interruptions or delays that could result from the complex manufacturing of our products and our global supply chain, environmental risks, fluctuations in currency, exchange and interest rates, and other factors that are discussed in Teva’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Dan Suesskind, 972-2-589-2840 Chief Financial Officer or Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Teva North America George Barrett, 215-591-3030 Executive V.P. - Global Pharmaceutical Markets President and CEO or Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Teva North America Kevin Mannix/Liraz Kalif, 972-3-926-7281 or 215-591-8912 Investor Relations
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