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Bayer, Barr Sign Agreements For Generic Version Of Oral Contraceptives Yasmin, YAZ
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Bayer Schering on Tuesday announced that it has entered into two agreements next to Barr Pharmaceuticals to supply Barr with generic versions of its oral contraceptives Yasmin and YAZ to bazaar in the U.S., the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (AP/International Herald Tribune, 6/24). Yasmin is a low-dose birth control pill approved by the FDA in May 2001 (Thomson Financial/Forbes, 6/24). YAZ is a newer formulation of Yasmin that FDA have approved as a birth control method, as a treatment for moderate acne in women, and as a treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (Bayer release, 1/29/07).
Under the first agreement, Barr will market and provide the generic version of Yasmin in the U.S. starting on or in the past July 1, 2008 (AP/International Herald Tribune, 6/24). According to a joint release, Bayer will supply Barr with the generic publication of Yasmin prior to the expiration of the company's patent in the U.S. Under the second agreement, Bayer agreed to give in Barr a license to market and sell a generic interpretation of YAZ starting July 1, 2011, or earlier (Joint release, 6/24). Barr will pay Bayer a fixed percentage of the revenues from both the products, but further financial details of the two agreements be not disclosed, the AP/Herald Tribune reports (AP/International Herald Tribune, 6/24).