Posted by B2chica on March 4, 2013, at 13:52:46
In reply to Generic Pristiq anyone?, posted by B2chica on March 4, 2013, at 13:42:13
ok...now i'm confused.
i've been looking online and all i can see is that Pristiq has patent till 2022??
but i got a letter from my ins co. last (august/sept maybe) that starting January 1, 2013 i would need to use the generic version for them to cover.now it seems that there will NOT be a generic available. all i could find is the below to Maybe help clue me in as to why i got that letter?
ANYONE help here...WTF going on?
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc. - Florida, filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market Desvenlafaxine Succinate Extended-release Tablets, 50 mg and 100 mg. Watson's ANDA product is a generic version of Pfizer's Pristiq®, which is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults.
Pfizer Inc., Wyeth LLC, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., and PF Prism C.V. filed suit against Watson on June 22, 2012 in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware seeking to prevent Watson from commercializing its desvenlafaxine product prior to the expiration of U.S. Patent No. 6,673,838. The lawsuit was filed under the provisions of the Hatch-Waxman Act, resulting in a stay of final FDA approval of Watson's ANDA until August 29, 2015 or until final resolution of the matter before the court, whichever occurs sooner, subject to any other exclusivities.
Based on available information, Watson believes it may be a "first applicant" to file an ANDA for the generic version of Pristiq® and, should its ANDA be approved, may be entitled to 180 days of generic market exclusivity."What is madness, but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance.
The day is on Fire, and i know the purity of pure despair."
Theodore Roethke
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