Perrigo Announces Australian Approval for Generic Temozolomide

ALLEGAN, Mich., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) today announced that it has received a final "Approval for Registration" letter from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration permitting the Company to sell generic temozolomide in Australia.  The letter also states that bioequivalence was met between the brand product, Temodar®, and the Company's generic temozolomide, enabling listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme or PBS.

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Perrigo's product is the generic equivalent to Schering-Plough's Temodar®, indicated for patients with malignant glioma, where the product is currently generating over $20 million in sales in Australia.  Glioma is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, responsible for 75% of adult primary malignant brain tumors.  Perrigo's product provides a quality alternative, making cancer therapy more cost effective for the Australians that suffer from glioma.

Perrigo's Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa stated, "This approval is an excellent example of the Company's geographic diversification and international capabilities.  We look forward to providing this quality, affordable product to the people of Australia."

Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes OTC and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, infant formulas, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). The Company is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products and infant formulas, both for the store brand market. The Company's primary markets and locations of manufacturing and logistics operations are the United States, Israel, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Australia. Visit Perrigo on the Internet (http://www.perrigo.com).

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