Article: AHP and Elan create alliance in the treatment of sleep.(American Home Products, Elan Corp. form strategic alliance)(Brief Article)

American Home Products Corporation (Madison, NJ; 973-660-5340), one of the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical and health care products companies, and Elan Corporation, plc (Dublin, Ireland; 353-1-709-4080), a leading biopharmaceutical and drug delivery company, announced a strategic alliance to develop and commercialize novel therapeutics for the treatment of sleep disorders.

Under the terms of the alliance, AHP is contributing the United States marketing rights to Sonata (zaleplon), a novel treatment for sleep disorders that was launched by Wyeth-Ayerst (AHP's pharmaceutical division) in 1999. Sonata, the #2 branded hypnotic in the United States, ...

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