Teva Falls Short On Challenge To Velphoro Formulation Patent

Israeli Firm Has A Second Case Pending, Although A Trial Date Is Not Set

Teva has been shot down in its attempts to circumvent a key US patent shielding Vifor Pharma’s Velphoro dialysis drug.

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has been knocked back in its attempt to launch years ahead of patent expiry its proposed generic version of Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma’s chewable phosphate binder Velphoro (sucroferric oxyhydroxide).

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