Private Label Competition For Zegerid OTC Sets Sail With Perrigo Launch

Perrigo's omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate capsules indicated for the treatment of frequent heartburn will bear labeling that has been through several updates since the first PPI became available OTC in 2004.

Perrigo Co. PLCis shipping the first generic equivalent of Bayer AG's Zegerid OTC proton pump inhibitor six years after filing an abbreviated new drug application and after two separate patent infringement litigations were settled.

The omeprazole/20mg and sodium bicarbonate/1,100mg capsules indicated for the treatment of frequent heartburn from the private-label giant will bear labeling...