Roxane Laboratories has resumed shipments of its generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Flonase allergy spray. The FDA approved Roxane's fluticasone product in February, but a lawsuit by GlaxoSmithKline temporarily suspended sales. Fluticasone is one of the active ingredients in prescription allergy medications Advair and Serevent.
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