In the wake of its recent acquisition of dermatology assets from Canute Pharma, UK-based Aspire Pharma is looking to new frontiers of expansion in Europe and beyond. Chief executive Richard Condon talks to Generics Bulletin about the next steps on the niche generics and value added medicines firm’s journey.
The latest update on product-specific guidances for generic development from the FDA included 60 new and newly-revised PSGs as well as an update on future guidances coming down the line in the next year.
The BGMA has lauded as “comprehensive and welcome” a report published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society on UK shortages, just weeks after the BGMA put forward its own supply-chain policy proposals.
Medicines for Ireland had its demands for the off-patent sector heard by some political parties, which are pledging to improve access to generic and biosimilar drugs ahead of the election.
When the agency decided biosimilarity standards would be high, it likely ensured the interchangeability designation eventually would become unnecessary.
As China faces the potential loss of a big customer base, the US off-patent industry starts to look for new relationships elsewhere. While building domestic manufacturing capabilities would be the ultimate American dream, the government has yet to offer the carrot, not just the stick.
In the wake of a US presidential election that saw Donald Trump returned to power, the US Association for Accessible Medicines has called for the next administration to take action to help support the generics and biosimilars market.
Running from 11-14 November, the fifth annual Global Biosimilars Week awareness campaign has been launched by the IGBA, with the international off-patent association this year focusing on advancing access.
Despite calls to amend the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive to protect essential and critical medicines, the EU Council gave its final approval.
Buoyed by the success of its long-acting risperidone injectable, Teva is continuing to feel upbeat about the potential for its olanzapine LAI candidate, ahead of a full study safety readout anticipated in the first half of 2025.
Hyloris recognized that the suspension of its shares as part of a broader business fallout has “created uncertainty and temporarily impacted management and organizational focus,” as it got another commercial deal over the line for its Maxigesic IV (paracetamol/ibuprofen) solution for infusion.
Sandoz, Adalvo and Eurofarma were the biggest winners at the Global Generics & Biosimilars Awards 2024, each taking multiple honors, among the many champions named across 14 separate categories at our prizegiving ceremony in Milan.
Aspire Pharma has bolstered its dermatology portfolio by striking a deal to acquire “all assets” of another UK-based player, Canute Pharma.
The wait for US competition to AbbVie’s Lumigan 0.01% glaucoma brand, launched more than a decade ago, goes on, after Mankind bowed to infringement of a key US patent.
A watershed moment is on the horizon for US biosimilars, with Amgen looking poised to debut competition to Eylea (aflibercept).
With sales projected to peak at nearly $700m a year, Galafold – the first oral monotherapy for people living with the ultra-rare genetic disorder Fabry disease – is a lucrative target for ANDA sponsors. However, Teva, which has just put pen to paper on a patent-litigation settlement agreement, will have to wait more than a decade to roll out its generic product.
