PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today obtained a temporary restraining order from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey that prohibits Apotex from "using, offering to sell, selling or shipping or otherwise launching … or importing" all three strengths of a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil CR, Paroxetine Hydrochloride (HCl) Extended-release (ER) Tablets, 12.5 mg, 25 mg and 37.5 mg. The order also prohibits GlaxoSmithKline from supplying Apotex with a generic version of the product. The order was entered today, and the court has scheduled further hearings on the matter for Oct. 18.
Mylan is currently selling all three strengths of Paroxetine HCl ER.
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