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Lupin And Zentiva Snatch First Generic Raltegravir Approval In UK

This Marks Zentiva’s Second UK Approval In 2024 Following A Generic Liraglutide In April

 
• By Urtė Fultinavičiūtė

The UK’s MHRA has approved the first generic raltegravir to treat HIV in adults and certain pediatric patients and deemed the drug interchangeable with the originator Isentress.

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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has granted a marketing authorization to Lupin and Zentiva’s raltegravir, the UK’s first generic rival to Merck’s Isentress.

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