London-listed generics and API manufacturer Beximco Pharmaceuticals says it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding in which it may take an 85% share in Nuvista Pharma. 6 October 2017
Eli Lilly has announced that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has ruled in the company’s favor regarding the patentability of the vitamin regimen for the chemotherapy drug Alimta (pemetrexed for injection). 6 October 2017
Netherlands-incorporated drugmaker Mylan has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its generic version of Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) at 40 mg/mL for a three-times-a-week injection, and the once daily 20 mg/mL injection. 4 October 2017
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published new draft guidance for industry on making amendments to abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) under the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA II). 4 October 2017
Scott Gottlieb, the Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has announced new policies to make it easier for the manufacturers of complex generics to get their drugs to market. 3 October 2017
Netherlands-incorporated drugmaker Mylan has launched caspofungin acetate for injection, one of the first generic versions of US pharma giant Merck's & Co’s Cancidas. 3 October 2017
The US operations of New Jersey-based generics drugmaker Alvogen could be sold by its private equity owners to Shanghai Pharmaceutical Holding, according to a report from the news service Bloomberg. 27 September 2017
Indian drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma has taken on the might of China in terms of Penicillin G pricing, and is doing so by leveraging a fully integrated production process at its new plant. Anticipating the price erosion of Penicillin G, the company has put up an integrated plant from scratch. 10 November 2024
Indian markets are abuzz with a singular refrain. Donald Trump's Presidency of the United States is set to open new opportunities for India, especially in the pharmaceutical sector. 8 November 2024
US generic drugmaker Viatris announced robust financial results for the third quarter of 2024, driven by positive momentum against all three pillars of its strategy. The company’s shares shot up 13.5% to $13.18 following the announcement. 8 November 2024
Medicines for Europe has launched a study of market barriers faced by European generics and biosimilar pharmaceutical companies operating in 11 key third-country markets. 31 October 2024
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals announced that Viatris has obtained an exclusive license from Lexicon to commercialize sotagliflozin outside of the USA and Europe in all indications. 18 October 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday published the guidance for industry, “Requests for Reconsideration at the Division Level Under GDUFA.” 17 October 2024
Swiss generic and biosimilar medicines major Sandoz today announced that it has launched a generic paclitaxel formulation in the USA, the first generic to its reference medicine to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 11 October 2024
Two US units of Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries have agreed to pay $450 million to resolve two matters that allege Teva violated the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the False Claims Act (FCA), the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced yesterday. 11 October 2024
CMS released a Request for Information (RFI) and a sample list of prescription drugs that the agency preliminarily intends to include under the proposed Medicare $2 Drug List Model. 10 October 2024
Novo Nordisk has reached a settlement with Mylan Pharmaceuticals, now part of Viatris, putting an end to a US patent lawsuit over blockbuster diabetes treatment Ozempic (semaglutide). 8 October 2024
Aspire Pharma, a UK-based niche generics business, has announced the acquisition of all assets from Canute Pharma, further expanding its product range. 4 October 2024
US antivirals giant Gilead Sciences today announced that it has signed non-exclusive, royalty-free voluntary licensing agreements with six generic drugmakers to make and sell generic lenacapavir 2 October 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday released its fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) Science and Research Outcomes Report. 2 October 2024
The number of clinical trials of new drugs in Russia is steadily declining, which could be mainly related with the overall reduction of investment activities in the local pharmaceutical market, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 30 September 2024
The generics and biosimilars trade group, Medicines for Europe, has put out a strong message amid ongoing discussions on a European Union (EU) Critical Medicines Act. 26 September 2024
The protection of intellectual property (IP) rights of foreign pharmaceutical companies in Russia remains complex situation, according to recent statements by Konstantin Panurovsky, legal director of AstraZeneca’s Russian subsidiary, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 13 September 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced revised final guidance for industry entitled, “ANDA Submissions – Amendments to Abbreviated New Drug Applications under GDUFA.” 12 September 2024
Several pharma companies that had moved the Delhi High Court against the government’s recent notification banning 156 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs have got a breather. 10 September 2024