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Eagle: ‘No Room, No Reason’ For A Generics Business, As Vasopressin Pulled

US-Based Firm Will Not Rule Out Returning To Market – ‘If Things Change’

 
• By Dean Rudge

In something of a surprise, Eagle Pharmaceuticals has announced its exit from the generic vasopressin market – one year after a hard-fought and hard-won launch.

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Following a lengthy legal battle, which included an ‘at-risk’ launch with litigation still hanging over, Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has withdrawn its generic version of Endo’s Vasostrict (vasopressin) – a little over a year after its introduction.

Having notified both its customers and the US Food and Drug Administration, the company forecasts that its inventory on hand and in distribution channels will

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