Mylan's Generic Advair FDA Filing Puts Added Squeeze On GSK

The increasing urgency for GlaxoSmithKline PLC to build up its overall respiratory portfolio was underscored when Mylan NV confirmed it has submitted an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to the FDA for launch of the first generic alternative to GSK's top-selling Seretide Evohaler (salmeterol xinafoate + fluticasone propionate), known in the US as Advair Diskus.