Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. confirms lawsuit

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., maker of generic drugs, confirms litigation against Encysive
"Generic drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE:BRL) on Wednesday confirmed it is challenging a patent held by biopharmaceutical company Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ENCY) for blood-clotting injection Argatroban.

Argatroban is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, a serious side effect of the blood thinner heparin."
 


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