Barr Pharmaceuticals (BRL) Receives Approval From FDA For Estrostep(R)

October 26, 2007 4:03 PM EDT

Barr Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: BRL) today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to manufacture and market a generic version of Warner Chilcott Company, Inc.'s Estrostep(R) Fe (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP and ferrous fumarate tablets) oral contraceptive product. The Company will launch its product immediately under the tradename TriLegest(TM) Fe.

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Barr operations are based primarily in North America and Europe, with key markets being the United States, Croatia, Germany, Poland and Russia.


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