Lupin has moved quickly to begin rolling out the first generic version of the blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto in the US, despite continued legal action over a patent expiring in 2039.
Lupin has pressed on ‘at-risk’ with the launch of the first generic version of Johnson & Johnson/Bayer’s blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban) 2.5mg tablets, with litigation ongoing over a key patent expiring in 2039.
The Indian firm, citing IQVIA data, put annual US sales of Xarelto 2.5mg at around $446m, having launched its rivaroxaban...
Among other schemes, Cigna alleges that Celgene and parent Bristol Myers Squibb “paid” generic challengers – via lucrative Revlimid profit-sharing agreements – to delay generic market entry for Pomalyst until 2026, unlawfully extending their monopoly and overcharging purchasers.
The US Supreme Court is seeking a brief “expressing the views of the United States,” following the US Federal Circuit’s decision to reopen Amarin’s claim of induced infringement against Hikma relating to its ‘skinny-label’ generic Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) product.
Viatris has secured two positive opinions from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use for generics to two blockbusters: Gilead’s HIV drug Odefsey and Boehringer’s IPF treatment Ofev, with a path to approvals possible in 67 days.
The AAM has welcomed a US appeals court decision backing an injunction against a Minnesota state law on drug pricing, following an earlier favorable district court ruling.
Bio-Thera Solutions is back with its third agreement with Costa Rica-based SteinCares for the supply of a biosimilar in Latin America – this time for the Chinese firm’s proposed rival to Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent (dupilumab)
Biocon Biologics will look to combine its “scientific expertise with the National Cancer Society of Malaysia’s strong community outreach and patient support network,” after signing striking up a partnership with the NGO providing for supply of three biosimilars.
The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has issued positive opinions for multiple aflibercept and ustekinumab biosimilars, intensifying competition for Eylea and Stelara respectively in Europe. Meanwhile, a Biocon subsidiary also received a nod for a Neulasta biosimilar.
