Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

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As a pharmacist I have never seen a drug that required one brand for one indication and another brand for a different indication.

e.g.

(i) Wellbutrin and Zyban (both bupropion, GlaxoSmith-Kline). Bupropion therapy may be covered for depression (Wellbutrin) but not for smoking cessation (Zyban).

(ii) Merck’s Propecia and Proscar are both brand names for finasteride, and the company’s Blocadren is the brand name of the oral beta blocker timolol maleate, but Timoptic is the brand name of the drug used for the eyedrop.

(iii) Eli Lilly use the name Sarafem for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder because Prozac (which is FDA approved for depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and bulimia) may have a stigma associated with its use and women may not want to use it under that name.

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