Schering-Plough Corporation has reached a settlement with Andrx Corporation resolving litigation related to Andrx's generic version of Schering-Plough's Claritin-D 24 Hour Extended Release Tablets. Available as an over-the-counter (OTC) product, Claritin-D 24 Hour Extended Release Tablets is a combination product containing the nonsedating antihistamine loratadine and the decongestant pseudoephedrine.

Under terms of the agreement, Schering-Plough has provided a license to a relevant patent pertaining to Claritin-D 24 Hour Extended Release Tablets to Andrx. Financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed.