Teva Launches Tjet Needle-Free Injector System

Antares Pharma has announced that its partner, Teva Pharmaceutical has launched its new Tjet needle-free injector system for the administration of human growth hormone (hGH). Tjet will be available exclusively in combination with the Teva hGH product – Tev-Tropin [somatropin (rDNA) for injection].

Robert Apple, president, EVP and CFO of the parenteral products division at Antares Pharma, said: “We are pleased that this product is now commercially available in the United States for children with growth hormone deficiency in a convenient, more user-friendly format and marks the first product launched under our strategic collaboration with Teva. We look forward to growing our business through additional product sales and royalty revenue with the launch of the Tjet.”