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Mylan receives tentative FDA approval for generic acid reflux tablets
By Angela McDaniels
Seattle, Jan. 19 - Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for the company's Rabeprazole sodium delayed-release tablets, 20 mg.
The drug is the generic version of Eisai Medical Research Inc.'s Aciphex tablets, which are used to treat acid reflux disease.
Annual U.S. sales of Aciphex were $1.3 billion as of June 2005, the company said.
Mylan is a pharmaceutical company based in Pittsburgh that develops, licenses, manufactures and markets generic and proprietary products.
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