Tuesday, March 13, 2012

AstraZeneca sues to protect Seroquel rights - - The Buffalo News

LONDON (AP) - Drug maker AstraZeneca has filed a suit in the United States that seeks to extend its exclusive rights on some forms of its antidepressant drug Seroquel until December.

The Anglo-Swedish company said Tuesday that it had filed its suit in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

The suit seeks to overturn a ruling last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that generic copies of the drug would not have to carry the same warnings about possible side effects - including suicidal thoughts and elevated blood sugar - that were required of AstraZeneca.

The patent on the active ingredient in Seroquel and Seroquel XR expired in September.

Seroquel was AstraZeneca's second best-selling product, and the fifth biggest seller in the United States.

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