DUBLIN, Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Endo International plc (NASDAQ / TSX: ENDP) announced today that one of its operating companies, Par Pharmaceutical, has begun shipping ezetimibe 10 mg tablets, the generic version of Merck's ZETIA®. Par Pharmaceutical is the marketer and distributor of the product in the U.S., and is entitled to Hatch-Waxman generic marketing exclusivity based on the first-to-file ANDA status of its licensing partners, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA, with whom Par will share profits.