Can Zydus Cadila's Cut-Price Enzalutamide Shake Up Indian Market?

Nearly 90% Discount To Astellas/Pfizer’s Xtandi

08 May 2020

Cadila Healthcare has launched a generic version of Astellas/Pfizer’s prostate cancer therapy Xtandi in India at a sharp discount of 70-90% to existing brands and hopes the lower financial burden on patients will aid adherence.

Cost effective check approval sign concept illustration design graphic — Cadila's Generic Enzalutamide Shakes Up Current Pricing • Source: Shutterstock

Zydus Cadila group's flagship firm Cadila Healthcare Ltd. has launched a generic version of Astellas Pharma Inc./Pfizer Inc.’s androgen receptor inhibitor Xtandi (enzalutamide) to treat prostate cancer at a sharp discount of 70-90% to existing brands on the Indian market.

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