Sandoz Matches Teva On US Rifaximin Launch Date

Company Had Been Sued In October Last Year

Sandoz has joined a fellow major generics player, Teva’s Actavis, in settling itself out of litigation with Bausch Health over Xifaxan 550mg tablets in the US. The two settlement agreements contain key similarities and differences.

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Sandoz is eyeing market entry almost two years ahead of patent expiry • Source: Shutterstock

Sandoz has settled US patent-litigation proceedings with Bausch Health’s Salix affiliate over the generics company’s application for a rival to the originator’s Xifaxan (rifaximin) 550mg tablets, obtaining a guaranteed market entry date that matches that afforded previously to Teva’s Actavis.

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