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Company: Mylan Laboratories
Approval Status: Approved (tentatively) May 20, 1997
Treatment Area: hypertension
Captopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets have been tentatively
approved for the treatment of hypertension. Tablets will be
manufactured in 25mg/15mg, 50mg/15mg, 25mg/25mg and 50mg/25mg
strengths. This antihypertensive product is the generic equivalent
of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Capozide. Shipment is scheduled to begin
after the Dec. 27, 1997 expiration of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s
patent.
