Merck Frosst Canada Limited has asked the district court of Ljubljana to ban the two companies from the production, sale and import to Slovenia of drugs that contain montelukast, Krka said in a statement to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE), where its shares are listed.
Shares in blue chip Krka fell 0.79% to an average price of 52.87 euro on the LJSE on Friday. The company released its statement after the end of trading.
($ = 0.7831 euro)