Article: Taro Receives FDA Approval for Alclometasone Dipropionate Ointment USP, 0.05% ANDA; Generic Equivalent to Aclovate Ointment.

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq:TARO) reported today that its U.S. affiliate has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for its Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") for Alclometasone Dipropionate Ointment, USP 0.05% ("alclometasone ointment").

Taro's alclometasone ointment is bioequivalent to GlaxoSmithKline's Aclovate(R) ointment, a low to medium potency topical corticosteroid product. Alclometasone ointment, a prescription product, is used for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. U.S. sales of Aclovate(R) ointment were approximately $2.5 million in 2003, according to industry sources.

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