Teva Announces Favorable Court Decision Regarding Generic Allegra; District Court Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction.

JERUSALEM -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has denied a motion filed by Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Albany Molecular Research, Inc. for a preliminary injunction related to Teva's Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Tablets, the AB-rated generic equivalent of Aventis' antihistamine Allegra(R) Tablets.

On September 6, 2005, Teva and Barr announced that they had entered into an agreement and launched the Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Tablet products. Under the agreement, Barr took the regulatory steps necessary to permit Teva to obtain final U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Teva's Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Tablets and to sell the product within Barr's 180-day exclusivity.

In June 2004, Barr and Teva were granted summary judgment of non-infringement with respect to three patents, and were granted summary judgment of invalidity on an additional patent in the case in April 2005. Several patents remain in the litigation. A trial date has not been set.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., headquartered in Israel, is among the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and among the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company develops, manufactures and markets generic and innovative human pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Close to 90% of Teva's sales are in North America and Europe.

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