Fresenius Kabi Faces Decade Wait On US Cinvanti Generic

Novel Formulation For Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea And Vomiting Stands Strong

Fresenius Kabi was unable to persuade a US court that its proposed generic version of Heron Therapeutics’ Cinvanti (aprepitant) injectable emulsion for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting would not infringe a pair of patents stretching into the next decade.

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Fresenius Kabi looks set to wait until the middle of the next decade to launch its proposed US generic version of Heron Therapeutics’ Cinvanti (aprepitant) injectable emulsion for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, after falling to the originator in patent-infringement proceedings.

The US District Court for the District of Delaware has held that Kabi’s aprepitant abbreviated new drug application product infringes Heron’s US patents 9,561,229 and 9,974,794, which

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