Court Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Mylan and FDA Related to Generic Precedex(TM)
Mylan Free to Immediately Resume Distribution of Its Generic Precedex Product
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today commented on a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland related to its product, Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection, 100 mcg (base)/mL, packaged in 200 mcg (base)/2 mL Single-dose Vials, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as therapeutically equivalent to Hospira Inc.'s Precedex™.
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On Sept. 5, the Court granted summary judgment in favor of Mylan, Par Sterile Products and FDA, and lifted a previously entered temporary restraining order against those parties related to generic Precedex.
As a result of the ruling, Mylan is free to immediately resume distribution of its generic Precedex to customers.
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