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Article: APP Pharmaceuticals Receives Approval for Penicillin G Potassium for Injection, USP.
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- August 25, 2009
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: APCVZ), announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market penicillin G potassium for Injection, USP, in two dosage strengths. Penicillin G is therapeutically equivalent to the reference drug PfizerPen[TM] G, which is marketed by the innovator Pfizer, Inc.
APP will package Penicillin G in 5 million and 20 million unit single dose vials. APP's Penicillin G is AP-rated, bar-coded and latex-free. According to IMS data, 2008 sales of this product in the United States were approximately ...