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Viagra’s End Begins: Generic Sildenafil Launches For Revatio

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

Apotex has launched sildenafil for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; its product is bioequivalent to Revatio, Pfizer’s sildenafil formulation for PAH, not Viagra; FDA also approved Watson, Dr. Reddy’s and Torrent sildenafil ANDAs.

Pfizer Inc.’s Viagra is in many ways the epitome of a lifestyle drug, and the end of its lifecycle may be as captivating as its launch in 1998.

Apotex Inc. launched generic sildenafil on Nov. 6, the day it received approval from FDA. While sildenafil is the active ingredient in Viagra, the generic is not indicated for...

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