Perrigo Licenses Antihistamine Levocetirizine, “Prime” Switch Candidate
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Perrigo's licensing agreement with Synthon Pharmaceuticals to market a generic of UCB's antihistamine Xyzal brings the private labeler a "prime example" of an Rx-to-OTC switch candidate. Switch is a "likely scenario" for the allergy drug, Perrigo maintains
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