Drugs for hepatitis C and tuberculosis are now being licensed for generic production under the aegis of the Medicines Patent Pool, which says it now has 15 generic manufacturing partners working on more than 100 projects across the hepatitis C, TB and HIV areas.
The Medicines Patent Pool, which helps negotiate voluntary licenses for the manufacture of generic versions of patented drugs for use in low- and middle-income countries, has expanded its reach beyond HIV medications to include hepatitis C and tuberculosis, and says it is “confident that we can play a role in international efforts to meet treatment goals in coming years.”
As of December 2016, the MPP’s 15 generic manufacturing partners were working on more than 100 projects to develop active...
England’s Court of Appeal has upheld a Competition Appeal Tribunal’s 2023 finding that Advanz and its former owner Cinven abused their dominant position in the UK market for liothyronine tablets by charging prices that were many orders of magnitude higher than the benchmark for fair pricing.
The International Generic and Biosimilar medicines Association has set out three priority areas that it says should be considered by G7 leaders at the current summit in Alberta, Canada, as part of efforts towards ensuring access to health.
Ahead of a bench trial beginning in February 2026, Lupin has become the latest ANDA sponsor to settle patent-infringement litigation over Harmony Biosciences’ Wakix (pitolisant hydrochloride), which has been touted as a potential blockbuster by the end of the decade.
The US healthcare system saved billions by allowing early market entry for generic and biosimilar medicines through patent settlements. However, long-winded litigations with an expensive price tag and the Senate’s reintroduced pay-for-delay bill are set to make the situation even more dire.
