Teva’s Generic Viagra Launch Will Be Offset By Generic Cialis

Patent settlement will enable Teva to enter the market more than three years before Viagra’s use patent expires; Pfizer suddenly parts ways with General Counsel Amy Schulman.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.’s patent settlement agreement with Pfizer Inc.will enable it to launch the first generic version of Viagra (sildenafil) two years and four months before Pfizer’s use patent expires. But it will enter the market just as the patent on Eli Lilly & Co.’s competing erectile dysfunction blockbuster Cialis (tadalafil) expires.

Under the terms of the settlement, announced on Dec. 17, Teva will be able to market its product on Dec....

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