Mylan discloses FDA filing for generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Advair Diskus

13 January 2016
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Netherlands-incorporated Mylan (Nasdaq: MYL) said it has filed an application with the US Food and Drug Administration seeking approval for a generic version of UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline's (LSE: GSK) best-selling lung drug Advair Diskus (fluticasone/salmeterol).

The company said it had filed an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to the FDA in December.

The inhaled therapy is indicated for the treatment of asthma and the maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction and reducing exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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