US FDA Approves Eagle’s Generic Version of Endo Blood Pressure Drug

US FDA Approves Eagle’s Generic Version of Endo Blood Pressure Drug
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Md., on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday the U.S. health regulator approved its generic version of Endo International’s blood pressure drug, Vasostrict, sending its shares to a more than one-month high.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval comes just months after a Delaware federal court ruled that Eagle’s proposed generic, vasopressin, did not infringe on patents held by Endo subsidiary Par Pharmaceutical.