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Teva announces launch of generic Prometrium® Capsules in the US

Posted: 2 March 2012 | | No comments yet

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced the commercial launch of Progesterone Capsules…

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today the commercial launch of Progesterone Capsules, 100 & 200 mg, the AB-rated generic equivalent of Abbott Laboratories’ Prometrium® Capsules.

The brand product had annual sales of approximately $197 million in the United States, based on IMS sales data.

The product is indicated for the treatment of secondary amenorrhea due to a decrease in progesterone as well as in conjunction with estrogen-containing medications in postmenopausal women with a uterus.