Reckitt Negotiating Details For Generic Mucinex It Will Provide Mutual
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet
Executive Summary
Litigation over supply agreement stayed after firms indicated to US district court they would settle. Mutual showed that RB failed to honor an agreement to supply generics of the original Mucinex guaifenesin, but had not provided sufficient detail for RB to provide a product that would meet regulatory standards.
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