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However since the split is effective from January 1, earnings will include sales from proprietary drugs including Humira and AndroGel, which are expected to exhibit continued strong growth.
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Watson agreed to also help sell the brand-name version, AndroGel.
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Some key background: In May 2003, Paddock filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with FDA for approval of a generic version of AndroGel, as did another generic producer, Watson Pharmaceutical.
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Unfortunately, the AndroGel case is not unique.
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In the case before the court, Solvay Pharmaceuticals is accused of paying off would-be generic manufacturers of their blockbuster drug AndroGel, a synthetic testosterone used by hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients, cancer patients, elderly men and others who suffer from low levels of testosterone.
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