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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 8:10:52 AM

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ELTP .1069-DRUG-LAUNCH-NEWS-OUT!!!Elite-Pharmaceuticals,-Inc.-Announces-First-Shipment-of-Generic-Naltrexone-Hydrochloride

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Elite" or the "Company") (OTCBB:ELTP) today announced the initial shipment of naltrexone hydrochloride 50 mg tablets under the License, Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with its sales and marketing partner, triggering a milestone payment. Elite's sales and marketing partner will distribute the product as part of a multi-product distribution agreement.

Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence. For the calendar year 2012, Revia and its generic equivalents had total U.S. sales of approximately $16 million according to IMS Health Data.

"With the shipment of naltrexone, Elite has now launched seven products in less than two and a half years," commented Nasrat Hakim, Elite's President and CEO. "The Company has executed the strategic plan on schedule. This plan now includes an additional thirteen products, eleven of which are approved, and are prioritized for commercialization pending manufacturing site transfer."

About Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops oral sustained and controlled release products. Elite's strategy includes assisting partner companies in the life cycle management of products to improve off-patent drug products and developing generic versions of controlled release drug products with high barriers to entry. Elite has seven commercial products currently being sold, eleven approved products pending manufacturing site transfer and two additional products under review pending approval by the FDA. Elite's lead pipeline products include abuse resistant opioids utilizing the Company's patented proprietary technology, and a once-daily opioid. They are sustained release oral formulations of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain, which address two of the limitations of existing oral opioids: the provision of consistent relief of baseline pain levels and deterrence of potential abuse. Elite also provides contract manufacturing for Ascend Laboratories (a subsidiary of Alkem Laboratories Ltd.) and has partnered with Mikah Pharma to develop a new product, with Hi-Tech Pharmacal to develop an intermediate for a generic product, and a Hong Kong based company to develop a branded product for the United States market and its territories. Elite operates a GMP and DEA registered facility for research, development, and manufacturing located in Northvale, NJ.



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