Generic Advair: Finally Approved, A Long Time Coming

Mylan's generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster asthma drug was approved by the US FDA Jan. 30. Scrip's timeline tracks how the commercial value of the drug for GSK has greatly declined from its peak in 2013.

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The US FDA approved the first generic version of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's blockbuster asthma drug Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol) Jan. 30 in a big win for Mylan NV. The approval underscores the R&D investment the company has put behind developing complex generics and biosimilars.

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