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Vantrela ER

Generic name: hydrocodone bitartrate
Treatment for: Pain

Teva Gains Recommendation for Approval from FDA Advisory Committees for Vantrela ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) Extended-Release Tablets

JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 7, 2016-- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced that the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 14 to 3 to recommend approval of Vantrela ER for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Vantrela ER is an extended-release formulation of hydrocodone bitartrate with Teva’s proprietary abuse deterrence technology.

The committees also voted:

“There remains a need for treatment options that help deter potential abuse while still providing people living with pain access to effective relief options,” said Michael Hayden, M.D., Ph.D., President of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer at Teva. “We are encouraged by the outcome of today’s FDA Advisory Committee meeting and support for labeling as an abuse-deterrent product by the oral, nasal and intravenous routes of abuse. We believe in the potential of both Vantrela ER and our proprietary abuse deterrence technology.”

Based on the committees’ votes, Teva anticipates, if approved, the label for Vantrela ER will describe the product’s abuse-deterrent properties that are expected to reduce, but not totally prevent, abuse of the drug when the tablets are manipulated. The FDA is not bound by the recommendations of its advisory committees, but will consider their guidance during the review of the New Drug Application (NDA) for Vantrela ER.

Adverse events reported in five percent or more of hydrocodone-treated patients during either the titration or double-blind treatment periods included: nausea, constipation, vomiting, headache, somnolence, itching and dizziness.

About Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is a leading global pharmaceutical company that delivers high-quality, patient-centric healthcare solutions used by millions of patients every day. Headquartered in Israel, Teva is the world’s largest generic medicines producer, leveraging its portfolio of more than 1,000 molecules to produce a wide range of generic products in nearly every therapeutic area. In specialty medicines, Teva has a world-leading position in innovative treatments for disorders of the central nervous system, including pain, as well as a strong portfolio of respiratory products. Teva integrates its generics and specialty capabilities in its global research and development division to create new ways of addressing unmet patient needs by combining drug development capabilities with devices, services and technologies. Teva's net revenues in 2015 amounted to $19.7 billion. For more information, visit www.tevapharm.com.

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Source: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

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