Pharmacia files lawsuit against Alcon over glaucoma drug

8 February 2001

Pharmacia is suing Alcon Laboratories for alleged infringement of apatent which covers the manufacture of Xalatan (latanoprost), Pharmacia's glaucoma treatment which achieved sales of $497 million in the first nine months of 2000, a 43% rise over the like, year-ealier period. Pharmacia has asked the court to declare that a competing product that Alcon is preparing to launch in the USA early this year infringes the Pharmacia patent, notes Reuters.

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