Mylan Responds to Alza's Letter to the FDA on FentanylPITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2004--Mylan Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: MYL) announced that correspondence was submitted to the FDA today on its behalf with regard to its transdermal fentanyl product. Mylan's letter is a response to the March 31, 2004 letter submitted by Alza Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Copies of the correspondence have been filed with a Form 8-K and will be accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

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