Endo International PLC's decision July 6 to accede to the US FDA's request that it withdraw its long-acting opioid Opana ER (oxymorphone extended-release) is not a huge business setback on its own for the Irish specialty firm, but adds momentum to an overall revenue picture that is trending downward.
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With Endo's announcement July 6 that it will conform with FDA's request to remove Opana ER from the market, the specialty firm's prospects seem tied even more tightly to its generics business.

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