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Ranbaxy Exclusivity Implosion Pushes Valcyte Generics Towards Launch; Nexium Remains ‘Very Hazy’

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

FDA rescinds Ranbaxy’s esomeprazole and valganciclovir ANDA tentative approvals because of GMP compliance issues; firm loses its 180-day marketing exclusivity for valganciclovir but not for esomeprazole.

Generic firms may soon launch generic versions of Roche’s antiviral Valcyte (valganciclovir) but it remains unclear whether Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.’s tie up of the generic market for AstraZeneca PLC’s heartburn drug Nexium (esomeprazole) will continue.

Ranbaxy announced in a Nov. 6 statement to the Indian Stock Exchange that FDA had rescinded the tentative approvals it...

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Ocaliva: Still No Clarity On Why EU Court Opposed Revocation Of Approval

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.

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Brazil Pilots Digital Drug Pack Inserts

 
• By Francesca Bruce

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Inside Elamipretide’s CRL: Clinical And Surrogate Evidence Deficiencies, And A Path Forward

 
• By Sue Sutter

The Pink Sheet takes an exclusive look at the complete response letter, which shows the information on application deficiencies that could become widely available if FDA leaders succeed in releasing CRLs in real time.

Lilly’s Price Deal For Mounjaro In UK A Harbinger Of The MFN Future?

 
• By Cathy Kelly

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GDPR Clarity For Pharma: Industry Code Nears EU-Wide Approval After Six-Year Journey

 
• By Vibha Sharma

The pharmaceutical industry is edging closer to EU-wide clarity on how the bloc’s data privacy rules can be applied consistently to clinical trials and pharmacovigilance activities.