London-listed Jordanian drugmaker Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LSE: HIK) has launched generic everolimus, referencing Zortress, in the USA.
First approved in 2009 as a cancer therapy, branded as Afinitor, everolimus was developed by Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NOVN: VX).
The firm has continued to develop the immunotherapy, winning US approval in 2013 as an option to prevent organ rejection after a kidney or liver transplant. It is marketed in this indication as Certican outside of the USA.
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