Leiner ships loratadine
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Private label manufacturer to launch loratadine 10 mg tablets to retailers including Wal-Mart, CVS and BJs by the end of August, firm rep says Aug. 5. Leiner expects the loratadine product will retail for between 10-40¢ per pill. Schering-Plough's Claritin currently costs around 60¢ per loratadine 10 mg tablet at CVS. An Aug. 1 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling against Schering finding certain loratadine patent claims invalid allowed Leiner to commence marketing its private label loratadine version (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 4, 2003, p. 3)...