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Drug Store News, August 18, 2003 by James Frederick
Barr Laboratories settled its patent litigation late last month with Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and, as a result, will be permitted to introduce a generic version of the oral contraceptive Ortho Tri-Cyclen no later than Dec. 29.
Ortho Tri-Cyclen is an oral contraceptive that includes three different tablet combinations of norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol and is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy. The product, available in 28-tablet packaging, had annual sales of about $713 million for the 12 months ended May.
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