NEW YORK Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. settled a patent lawsuit with Sanofi-Aventis over allergy drugs Allegra and Nasacort, allowing sales of certain generic doses of the drugs early, the companies said today.

NEW YORK Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. settled a patent lawsuit with Sanofi-Aventis over allergy drugs Allegra and Nasacort, allowing sales of certain generic doses of the drugs early, the companies said today.