WEST POINT EXPANDS PRODUCT LINE

8 May 1994

Merck & Co generics subsidiary West Point Pharma is adding five non-Merck products to its range, including generic forms of Upjohn's Xanax (alprazolam), DuPont Merck's Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa), Parke-Davis' Lopid (gemfibrozil), Wyeth-Ayerst's Orudis ( ketoprofen) and Syntex' Naprosyn (naproxen).

The company said that it now offers a range of products which account for "approximately 20% of the typical US pharmacy's dollar volume in generic medications." The company has said that it intends to have a full product line available for its customers within a year, notes the Pink Sheet.

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