Perrigo Announces Settlement of Cutivate Lotion Litigation

Perrigo Company PRGO today announced that it has agreed to settle all Hatch-Waxman litigation relating to fluticasone lotion brought by Nycomed US Inc. by taking a license under all relevant patents. Under the terms of the settlement, Perrigo can launch a generic version of Cutivate® lotion 0.05% on September 22, 2012, or earlier under certain circumstances. Cutivate lotion is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of atopic dermatitis in patients 1 year of age or older, and has annual sales of approximately $50 million, as measured by Wolters Kluwer data for the twelve months ending February 2011.