Padagis may have to defend itself against alleged patent infringement in the US after filing the first abbreviated new drug application for a generic version of Arcutis Biotherapeutics’ Zoryve (roflumilast) 0.3% cream – a rapidly growing treatment for plaque psoriasis that has been tipped to achieve peak sales exceeding $500m per year by 2030.
The Israeli firm has been sued by Arcturis in a US District Court for the District of New Jersey, with...