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Allergan Receives Pan European License for GANFORT(R) (LUMIGAN(R)/Timolol Combination) from European Commission



    Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) today announced that it has
    received the license from the European Commission to market
    GANFORT(R), Allergan's LUMIGAN(R)/timolol combination product
    (bimatoprost/timolol ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of
    glaucoma, in the European Union.
    "We are extremely pleased with the European Commission's approval
    of GANFORT(R), which enables Allergan to provide physicians and
    patients throughout Europe with a once-daily, highly-effective and
    well-tolerated form of combination therapy for glaucoma," said Scott
    Whitcup, M.D., Allergan's Executive Vice President, Research and
    Development.
    GANFORT(R) is indicated for the reduction of intraocular pressure
    (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who
    are insufficiently responsive to topical beta-blockers or
    prostaglandin analogues. A fixed combination of bimatoprost 0.03% and
    timolol maleate 0.5%, GANFORT(R) offers powerful IOP-lowering efficacy
    comparable to the free combination of these two agents, and greater
    efficacy than monotherapy with either agent used alone. GANFORT(R)
    also provides clinically important IOP control in a once-daily dose,
    which is important for enhancing patient compliance - a key factor in
    controlling glaucoma, a leading cause of preventable blindness
    worldwide. In clinical trials, GANFORT(R) also had a superior
    tolerability profile, including 40 percent less hyperemia compared to
    bimatoprost monotherapy.

    About Allergan, Inc.

    Allergan, Inc., with headquarters in Irvine, California, is a
    technology-driven, global health care company providing specialty
    pharmaceutical and medical device products worldwide. Allergan
    develops and commercializes products in the ophthalmology,
    neurosciences, medical dermatology, medical aesthetics and other
    specialty markets that deliver value to its customers, satisfy unmet
    medical needs, and improve patients' lives.

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