GENEPHARM TO LAUNCH GENERIC PRAVASTATIN

Generic medicines pharmaceutical company Genepharm Australasia Limited is set to launch its own generic brand of blockbuster drug Pravastatin (Pravachol) on August 1, the first PBS listing date for the generic drug after patent expiry in July 2006.

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