Pfizer deal may hold off generics Jun 19, 2008
9 million to settle a lawsuit by several states that accused it of making an illegal deal with Warner Chilcott that blocked a generic version of the contraceptive Ovcon. Barr allegedly paid $20 million to delay generic sales of the birth control pill. (NJ.com -- Times)
Florida settles Barr Pharmaceuticals suit Mar 2, 2008
Ovcon has been sold as an oral contraceptive in the United States since 1976, and Warner Chilcott became the exclusive U.S. distributor in early 2000. In 2003, Barr announced that a generic version of Ovcon would be on the market by the end of that year ... The lawsuit, filed in 2005, alleges that Warner Chilcott paid Barr $20 million to keep its cheaper generic Ovcon off the market. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
State gets $11.4M from pharmacy settlements Mar 1, 2008
The lawsuit, joined by 34 other states and the District of Columbia, alleged that Barr Pharmaceuticals and distributor Warner Chilcott prevented generic versions of Ovcon, a prescription oral contraceptive, from reaching the marketplace. The states settled their lawsuit against Warner Chilcott in 2007 for $5. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
California attorney general, other states settle suit with Barr Pharmaceuticals Feb 26, 2008
California, 33 states and the District of Columbia have settled an antitrust lawsuit with in connection with a deal that the company struck to keep off the market a cheaper, generic version of the oral contraceptive Ovcon. The states filed suit against Barr, of Montvale, N.J., and , of Bermuda, in 2005, alleging that the companies entered into an illegal arrangement when Barr took a $20 million payment from Warner Chilcott in exchange for agreeing to keep a generic version of Ovcon off the... (East Bay Business Times, CA)
To The Point Aug 12, 2007
5 mil, driven by sales of Loestrin 24 FE. But generic competition ate away at Ovcon 35 sales, with the company settling an antitrust suit over its hormonal contraceptive. Hormone therapy product sales jumped 23%, while sales of dermatology products rose 21. (Investors Business Daily)
Colorado settles contraceptive lawsuit Jun 13, 2007
5 million settlement from , the sole U.S. distributor of the contraceptive Ovcon. The lawsuit was filed in 2005 by Colorado, 33 other states and Washington, D.C., against the makers of Ovcon ... The federal lawsuit accused Warner Chilcott paid Barr $20 million to keep from making generic Ovcon. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ovcon maker pays $5.5 million to settle competition suit Jun 13, 2007
5 million multistate settlement with , maker of the oral contraceptive Ovcon. The settlement resolves a 2005 federal lawsuit alleging that New Jersey-based Warner Chilcott and agreed to keep Barr's generic version of Ovcon off the market, according to the announcement by Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, who joined officials from 33 other states and the District of Columbia in the settlement ... According to the 2005 federal lawsuit, Barr announced that it would bring a generic equivalent... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Democrats, Regulators Take Aim At Branded-Generic Drug Deals Feb 6, 2007
The FTC is still probing whether Barr Laboratories () acted improperly in accepting $20 million from Warner Chilcott () to delay launching a generic form of Warner's Ovcon contraceptive. In September, Warner waived its exclusivity provision for Ovcon, opening the door for Barr to sell its generic version. (Investors Business Daily)
Sci-Health: Chewable Birth Control Jan 17, 2007
Femcon Fe is as equally as effective as its swallowed counterpart, Ovcon 35, she said. "The chewable birth control pill is another option for women to decide what is right for them," Fuhrmann said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
