PLMA In Brief
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Perrigo predictor: Private label firm unveils its Easy Ovulation Predictor, equivalent to Inverness Medical Innovations' Clearblue Easy, at the Private Label Manufacturers Association trade show Nov. 16-18 in Chicago. The seven-test kit will ship in January. Perrigo also launched adult low-strength aspirin, a national brand equivalent (NBE) to McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceutical's St. Joseph's. The 81 mg coated tablets come in a 180-count bottle. Separately, the Allegan, Mich.-based firm received approval this month for a product comparable to Aleve Cold & Sinus...
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