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January 31, 2012

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic drug for obesity made by Lannett, the drug maker said Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic drug for obesity made by Lannett, the drug maker said Tuesday.

Lannett announced the approval of phentermine hydrochloride capsules in the 15-mg strength.

Various versions of the drug had sales of $11 million at average wholesale price in 2011, according to Wolters Kluwer.

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October 17, 2011

Lannett begins shipping three generic drugs

Lannett announced that it has begun shipping three generic drugs that recently were approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

PHILADELPHIA — Lannett announced that it has begun shipping three generic drugs that recently were approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The generic drug maker said that it has shipped diethylpropion tablets in the 25-mg strength; phentermine hydrochloride capsules in the 37.5-mg strength and loxapine capsules in 5-mg, 10-mg, 25-mg and 50-mg strengths.

April 7, 2011

Elite's generic Adipex-P enters market

Elite Pharmaceuticals has begun shipping an appetite suppressant for reducing weight in obese patients, the company said Thursday.

NORTHVALE, N.J. — Elite Pharmaceuticals has begun shipping an appetite suppressant for reducing weight in obese patients, the company said Thursday.

The drug maker announced the initial shipment of phentermine hydrochloride tablets in the 37.5-mg strength. The drug is a generic version of Teva’s Adipex-P.

Adipex-P and generic versions had sales of about $40 million in 2010, according to IMS Health.

The shipment was made under a collaborative agreement with precision dose and its subsidiary, TAGI Pharma.