Perrigo NicoPatch OTC nicotine patch in development under Elan joint venture.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
PERRIGO OTC NICOTINE PATCH TARGETED FOR 1998 LAUNCH, according to company materials distributed recently to the retail trade. The store brand patch is the product of a joint venture between Perrigo and Elan Pharmaceuticals, the developer of the ProStep patch, which is marketed as a prescription smoking cessation aid by Lederle. Approval of Elan's NDA for the OTC product is expected in the first half of 1998. Perrigo is aiming for a late spring/early summer launch.
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