Northvale, New Jersey--(Newsfile Corp. - August 27, 2024) - Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: ELTP) ("Elite" or the "Company"), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing niche generic products, today announced that the company has launched Elite's generic methotrexate sodium 2.5 mg tablets.

Methotrexate sodium tablets are a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor indicated for the:

• Treatment of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as part of a combination chemotherapy maintenance regimen, mycosis fungoides, relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as part of a metronomic combination regimen, rheumatoid arthritis and severe psoriasis
• Treatment of pediatric patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as part of a combination chemotherapy maintenance regimen

This product is marketed and sold under the Elite Laboratories, Inc. label.

According to IQVIA, the total U.S. sales of methotrexate sodium 2.5 mg tablets were approximately $63 million for the 12 months ended May 2024.

About Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and distributes niche generic products. Elite's product lines consist of immediate-release and controlled-release, solid oral dose products, which are marketed under the Elite Laboratories label, as well as pursuant to licenses granted to third-party pharmaceutical marketing and distribution organizations. Elite operates a cGMP and DEA registered facility for research, development, and manufacturing located in Northvale, NJ. For more information, visit www.elitepharma.com.

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