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Cipla Sounds The Bugle On US Respiratory Ambition

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

One "sizeable" respiratory inhalation launch in the US every year, starting next year, is what Cipla is targeting as it expands its global franchise in the segment, though a filing this year for generic Advair isn't likely. The Indian firm also expects to sew up multiple biosimilar deals targeted at key emerging markets.

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CIPLA IS AIMING FOR A BIGGER PLAY IN THE US RESPIRATORY SEGMENT

Cipla Ltd., which has been expanding its respiratory franchise globally, has indicated that it is revving up in the segment in the US, a market where the Indian firm has traditionally derived a smaller proportion of its overall revenues compared with some large Indian peers.

The Indian company may be lagging some frontliners for a generic Advair (fluticasone/salmeterol) in the US but management commentary provided...

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