טבע מודיעה על השקת הגרסה הגנרית המאושרת של MINASTRIN® 24 FE בארה"ב

הגרסה הגנרית המאושרת של Minastrin® 24 Fe היא אמצעי מניעה המשלב בין אסטרוגן ופרוגסטין המותווה לנשים למניעת הריון

ירושלים, 16 במרץ, 2017 – טבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ(NYSE and TASE: TEVA) הודיעה היום על השקת הגרסה הגנרית המאושרת של Minastrin® 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets and ferrous fumarate tablets) במינון 1 מ"ג/20 מיקרוגרם בארה"ב.הגרסה הגנרית המאושרת של Minastrin® 24 Fe היא אמצעי מניעה המשלב בין אסטרוגן ופרוגסטין המותווה לנשים למניעת הריון.

הגרסה הגנרית המאושרת של Minastrin® 24 Fe מתווספת לפורטפוליו של טבע הכולל יותר מ-50 אמצעי מניעה אורליים. בארה"ב, אחד מכל שני מרשמים לאמצעי מניעה אורליים משווק על ידי טבע .

עם קרוב ל-600 תרופות גנריות זמינות, לטבע יש את פורטפוליו המוצרים הגנריים מאושרי FDA הגדול בשוק ומובילה בהזדמנויות השקה בבלעדיות (first to file), עם יותר מ-100 תיקי first to file תלויים ועומדים בארה"ב. כיום, 1 מכל 6 מרשמים גנריים הניתנים בארה"ב הוא למוצר של טבע.

המכירות השנתיות של Minastrin® 24 Fe בארה"ב עמדו על כ-361 מיליון דולר, על פי נתוני ה-IMS נכון לדצמבר 20163.

About the Authorized Generic of Minastrin® 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets and ferrous fumerate tablets)

INDICATIONS AND USAGE
The Authorized Generic of Minastrin® 24 Feis an estrogen/progestin combination oral contraceptive (COC) indicated for use by females of reproductive age to prevent pregnancy. Efficacy in women with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 kg/m2 has not been evaluated.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Contraindications
the Authorized Generic of Minastrin® 24 Feis contraindicated in pregnant patients, and those with a high risk of arterial or venous thrombotic diseases, liver tumors (benign or malignant) or liver disease, undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding, or breast cancer or other estrogen- or progestin-sensitive cancer, now or in the past.

Warnings and Precautions
 Discontinue norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets and ferrous fumarate tablets if a thrombotic event occurs, and at least 4 weeks before and through 2 weeks after major surgery. Norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets and ferrous fumarate tablets should not be started any earlier than 4 weeks after delivery, in women who are not breastfeeding. If jaundice occurs, treatment should be discontinued.

The Authorized Generic of Minastrin® 24 Feshould not be prescribed for women with uncontrolled hypertension or hypertension with vascular disease. Women who are prediabetic or diabetic, should be monitored while using the Authorized Generic of Minastrin® 24 Fe. Alternate contraceptive methods should be considered for women with uncontrolled dyslipidemia. Patients usingthe Authorized Generic of Minastrin® 24 Fewho have a significant change in headaches or irregular bleeding or amenorrhea should be evaluated.

Adverse Reactions
 In the clinical trial for the Authorized Generic of Minastrin® 24 Fe, the most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥2%) were headache, vaginal candidiasis, nausea, menstrual cramps, breast tenderness, bacterial vaginitis, abnormal cervical smear, acne, mood swings, and weight gain.

Patients should be counseled that COCs do not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Please see full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning.

אודות טבע

טבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ (NYSE & TASE: TEVA) היא חברת תרופות גלובלית המספקת פתרונות בריאות ממוקדי-מטופל באיכות גבוהה המשמשים כ-200 מיליוני מטופלים ב-100 שווקים מדי יום. טבע, שבסיסה בישראל, היא יצרנית התרופות הגנריות הגדולה בעולם, הממנפת את צבר מוצריה הכולל יותר מ-1,800 מולקולות לייצור מגוון רחב של מוצרים גנריים ברוב התחומים הטיפוליים. בתחום התרופות הייחודיות, לטבע יש את הטיפול החדשני המוביל בעולם לטיפול בטרשת נפוצה וכן תכניות מחקר מתקדמות למחלות אחרות של מערכת העצבים המרכזית, כולל הפרעות תנועה, מיגרנה, כאב ותופעות ניווניות, וכן פורטפוליו מוצרים רחב בתחום הנשימה. טבע ממנפת את יכולותיה בגנריקה ובתרופות הייחודיות במטרה לחפש דרכים חדשות לענות על צרכי המטופלים, וזאת על ידי שילוב פיתוח תרופות יחד עם פיתוח תכשירים, שירותים וטכנולוגיות. הכנסות טבע בשנת 2016 הסתכמו ב-21.9$ מיליארד. למידע נוסף על החברה, בקרו באתר www.tevapharm.com. 

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  • uncertainties relating to the potential benefits and success of our new structure and recent senior management changes as well as the potential success and our ability to effectively execute a restructuring plan;
  • our generics medicines business, including: that we are substantially more dependent on this business, with its significant attendant risks, following our acquisition of Allergan plc’s worldwide generic pharmaceuticals business (“Actavis Generics”); our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition (and any delay in realizing those benefits) or difficulties in integrating Actavis Generics; the increase in the number of competitors targeting generic opportunities and seeking U.S. market exclusivity for generic versions of significant products; price erosion relating to our generic products, both from competing products and as a result of increased governmental pricing pressures; and our ability to take advantage of high-value biosimilar opportunities;
  • our specialty medicines business, including: competition for our specialty products, especially Copaxone®, our leading medicine, which faces competition from existing and potential additional generic versions and orally-administered alternatives; our ability to achieve expected results from investments in our product pipeline; competition from companies with greater resources and capabilities; and the effectiveness of our patents and other measures to protect our intellectual property rights;
  • our substantially increased indebtedness and significantly decreased cash on hand, which may limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, engage in additional transactions or make new investments, and may result in a downgrade of our credit ratings;
  • our business and operations in general, including: our ability to develop and commercialize additional pharmaceutical products; manufacturing or quality control problems, which may damage our reputation for quality production and require costly remediation; interruptions in our supply chain; disruptions of our or third party information technology systems or breaches of our data security; the failure to recruit or retain key personnel;the restructuring of our manufacturing network, including potential related labor unrest; the impact of continuing consolidation of our distributors and customers; variations in patent laws that may adversely affect our ability to manufacture our products; our ability to consummate dispositions on terms acceptable to us; adverse effects of political or economic instability, major hostilities or terrorism on our significant worldwide operations; and our ability to successfully bid for suitable acquisition targets or licensing opportunities, or to consummate and integrate acquisitions;
  • compliance, regulatory and litigation matters, including: costs and delays resulting from the extensive governmental regulation to which we are subject; the effects of reforms in healthcare regulation and reductions in pharmaceutical pricing, reimbursement and coverage; potential additional adverse consequences following our resolution with the U.S. government of our FCPA investigation; governmental investigations into sales and marketing practices; potential liability for sales of generic products prior to a final resolution of outstanding patent litigation; product liability claims; increased government scrutiny of our patent settlement agreements; failure to comply with complex Medicare and Medicaid reporting and payment obligations; and environmental risks;
  • other financial and economic risks, including: our exposure to currency fluctuations and restrictions as well as credit risks; the significant increase in our intangible assets, which may result in additional substantial impairment charges; potentially significant increases in tax liabilities; and the effect on our overall effective tax rate of the termination or expiration of governmental programs or tax benefits, or of a change in our business;


and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 (“Annual Report”), including in the section captioned “Risk Factors,” and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov and www.tevapharm.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. 

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