Jamp To Offer Canadian Sitagliptin, Sandoz Bags Fixed-Dose Combo

Sandoz Launches Immediately, Jamp Says Product Available Soon

An important mono- and adjunct therapy for diabetes patients now has generic competition in Canada, where an estimated 10% of the population are said to have been diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

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Sitagliptin generics were launched last year debuted in India • Source: Shutterstock

Sandoz Canada and local player JAMP Pharma Corporation have both received approvals from Health Canada for generic versions of Merck & Co’s Januvia (sitagliptin) therapy to improve glycemic control in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

At the same time, Sandoz has received approval from the Canadian regulator for a generic to the originator’s sitagliptin-containing fixed-dose combination Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin), which is also indicated as an

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