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Teva wins generic escitalopram race, but will Mylan/Forest pact be a spoiler?

 
• By Donna Young

In winning the first US approval of generic escitalopram – sold by Forest Laboratories as Lexapro – Israeli drug maker Teva has been granted a 180-day period of generic drug exclusivity, which means the US FDA cannot approve another generic version of the tablets before the end of the six months.

In winning the first US approval of generic escitalopram – sold by Forest Laboratories as Lexapro – Israeli drug maker Teva has been granted a 180-day period of generic drug exclusivity, which means the US FDA cannot approve another generic version of the tablets before the end of the six months.

Teva was granted approval to market oral escitalopram in the US as a treatment for depression and generalized anxiety disorder...

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