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FDA approves generic equivalent to ophthalmic ointment

The FDA has approved Akorn Inc.'s abbreviated new drug application for neomycin and polymyxin B sulfates, and bacitracin zinc ophthalmic ointment USP, a generic therapeutic equivalent to Monarch Pharmaceuticals' Neosporin ophthalmic ointment.

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