Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL) today confirmed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval of the Company’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic version of FLOMAX® (tamsulosin hydrochloride) 0.4mg capsules. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets FLOMAX® for the functional symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
According to Wolters Kluwer Health, U.S. sales of Flomax® 0.4mg capsules were approximately $1.9 billion for the 12 months ended August 31, 2009.