Generic Wellbutrin on tap for Eon

Drug Store News,  Feb 18, 2002  

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Eon Labs received the first tentative approval to make a generic form of the antidepressant Wellbutrin (bupropion) in 100 mg and 150 mg tablet strengths. Wellbutrin SR brought in $1.2 billion in sales for GlaxoSmith Kline last year. Wellbutrin's patent protections are set to begin expiring in June 2004.

Bupropion HCl was one of four approvals Eon Labs received in January. Other Eon approvals include the generic form of the type 2 diabetes treatment Glucophage (metformin HCl) in 500 mg, 850 mg and 1,000 mg strength tablets from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly's antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine) in 10 g and 20 g capsule and 10 mg tablet versions.

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