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Dr Reddy’s And BMS Shake Hands On Pomalyst Settlement

Final Judgment Says Reddy’s Does Not Infringe Key Drug Substance Patent

 
• By Dean Rudge

Bristol Myers Squibb does not “expect generic entry in the US market prior to the first quarter of 2026” for its Pomalyst treatment for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, after reaching a settlement agreement with ANDA sponsor Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.

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Time is ticking for BMS' major patent cliff • Source: Piotr Adamowicz / Alamy Stock Photo

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. and Bristol Myers Squibb’s Celgene have reached a settlement agreement in patent-litigation proceedings stemming from the Indian firm’s development of a generic version of the originator’s Pomalyst (pomalidomide) capsules.

A letter penned by counsel representing both firms directs a US district court in New Jersey to dismiss the case with prejudice,

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