Now there is a generic for famvir
Posted on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 8:46 amThe FDA has approved Teva Pharmaceutical Industries’ ANDA to market famciclovir 125, 250, and 500 mg tablets, indicated for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis (cold sores) in immunocompromised patients, recurrent mucocutaneous herpes simplex infections in HIV-infected patients, acute herpes zoster (shingles), and the treatment or suppression of recurrent genital herpes in immunocompetent patients. The medication is generically equivalent to Famvir by Novartis. Teva has been awarded a 180-day period of marketing exclusivity.







