Allergan Receives Pan European License for GANFORT(R) (LUMIGAN(R)/Timolol Combination) from European Commission

Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2006--Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) today announced that it has received the license from the European Commission to market GANFORT(R), Allergan's LUMIGAN(R)/timolol combination product (bimatoprost/timolol ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of glaucoma, in the European Union.

"We are extremely pleased with the European Commission's approval of GANFORT(R), which enables Allergan to provide physicians and patients throughout Europe with a once-daily, highly-effective and well-tolerated form of combination therapy for glaucoma," said Scott Whitcup, M.D., Allergan's Executive Vice President, Research and Development.

GANFORT(R) is indicated for the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who are insufficiently responsive to topical beta-blockers or prostaglandin analogues. A fixed combination of bimatoprost 0.03% and timolol maleate 0.5%, GANFORT(R) offers powerful IOP-lowering efficacy comparable to the free combination of these two agents, and greater efficacy than monotherapy with either agent used alone. GANFORT(R) also provides clinically important IOP control in a once-daily dose, which is important for enhancing patient compliance - a key factor in controlling glaucoma, a leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. In clinical trials, GANFORT(R) also had a superior tolerability profile, including 40 percent less hyperemia compared to bimatoprost monotherapy.

About Allergan, Inc. Allergan, Inc.,

with headquarters in Irvine, California, is a technology-driven, global health care company providing specialty pharmaceutical and medical device products worldwide. Allergan develops and commercializes products in the ophthalmology, neurosciences, medical dermatology, medical aesthetics and other specialty markets that deliver value to its customers, satisfy unmet medical needs, and improve patients' lives.

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