Perrigo Announces FDA Approval and Launch of the AB Rated Generic Version of BenzaClin® Topical Gel

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Sep 22, 2015, 08:32 ET

DUBLIN, Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO; TASE) today announced it has received an AB therapeutic equivalent rating and final U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval for the generic version of Valeant Pharmaceutical International, Inc.'s BenzaClin® Topical Gel. The FDA concluded that Perrigo's product is therapeutically equivalent to BenzaClin® Gel 1%/5% and can be substituted with the full expectation that it will produce the same clinical effect and safety profile as BenzaClin® Gel 1%/5% when used under the conditions specified in the label. Shipments to customers will begin immediately.

BenzaClin^® Topical Gel (clindamycin phosphate 1% and benzoyl peroxide 5%) is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris. Combined generic and branded sales for the twelve months ending July 2015 were $231 million.

Perrigo's Chairman, President and CEO Joseph C. Papa stated, "This product approval and launch is an important addition to our growing Rx portfolio, through which we continue to provide affordable products to our customers around the world."

About Perrigo

Perrigo Company plc is a top five global over-the-counter ("OTC") consumer goods and leading specialty pharmaceutical company, offering patients and customers high- quality products at affordable prices. From the Company's beginning in 1887 as a packager of home remedies, it has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of OTC healthcare products and supplier of infant formulas for the store brand market. The Company is also a leading provider of generic extended topical prescription products, and it receives royalties from sales of the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri®. The Company provides "Quality Affordable Healthcare Products®" across a wide variety of product categories and geographies, primarily in North America, Europe and Australia, as well as in other markets, including Israel and China. Visit Perrigo online at (http://www.perrigo.com).

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