Penwest Pharmaceuticals Gains 3% on Settled Litigation with Barr Lab 04/13 08:23 AM
09:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 04/13/2010 (MidnightTrader) -- Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP:$23.29,00$-0.08,00-0.34%) and Penwest Pharmaceuticals (PPCO:$3.6705,$0.0605,1.68%) say they have settled litigation with Barr Laboratories, Inc. regarding the production and sale of generic formulations of Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) Extended Release Tablets CII.
Under the terms of the settlement, Endo and Penwest have agreed to grant Barr a license to sell a generic of Opana ER on or after Sept. 15, 2012, or earlier under certain circumstances.
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