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Lupin Rolls Out Spiriva Generic In US, Looks To Take Back From Respimat

Indian Firm Bagged First FDA Approval For Tiotropium DPI In June

 
• By Dean Rudge

Indian respiratory player Lupin has begun shipping its US generic version of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spiriva HandiHaler, amid plans both to capture share from the originator’s follow-on soft mist inhalation brand and continue development of its own Respimat rival product.

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Lupin has followed through with its launch of the first generic version of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder) 18 mcg/capsule in the US, positioning itself to capture share from a market worth north of $1.2bn.

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