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MSN Deals Out Of Movantik But Two ANDA Filers Remain

Indian Firm Bags Date-Certain Launch

 
• By Dean Rudge

India’s MSN Laboratories is set to move on a generic version of RedHill Biopharma’s Movantik (naloxegol oxalate) for opioid-induced constipation ahead of patent expiry under the terms of a patent-litigation settlement agreement.

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MSN has settled litigation with a number of plaintiffs with interest in the Movantik brand. • Source: Shutterstock

MSN Laboratories is set to launch a generic version of RedHill Biopharma’s Movantik (naloxegol oxalate) for opioid-induced constipation ahead of patent expiry after agreeing to settle patent-litigation proceedings with the Israel-based biotech and partners AstraZeneca and Nektar Therapeutics.

Under the settlement agreement, the Indian firm will be able to offer its generic version of Movantik on 1 October 2030, or earlier under certain

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