New Novartis thin-strip OTCs?
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Novartis and Adhesive Research's ARx division are expanding their work on developing Thin Strip offerings and have broken ground on a new facility that will be used to manufacture products employing the technology, the firms announce May 19. ARx Division already supports six thin film products, including Triaminic Thin Strips and Theraflu Thin Strips, both introduced by Novartis (1"The Tan Sheet" April 26, 2004, p. 13). ARx is the exclusive developer and supplier of active films for Novartis, and plans to launch 20 new products over the next three years. The firm is also developing a 25,000 square-foot facility, to be located on the ARx campus in Glen Rock, Penn. Novartis' launch of its thin strip products is "just the beginning of a relationship that will benefit from this new state-of-the-art facility"...