Alpharma

Company will ship generic Cromolyn Sodium Nasal Solution USP to several major drugstores in the first half of August, firm says. Alpharma received final approval of ANDA 74-800 for its Nasalcrom equivalent July 26 and is second private labeler to receive FDA clearance; Bausch & Lomb's generic cromolyn sodium was approved in early July (1"The Tan Sheet" July 9, p. 28). Pharmacia's Nasalcrom lost marketing exclusivity July 3, 2000 after receiving six months of pediatric exclusivity