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01/04/2015  The Medicines Company settles Angiomax patent litigation With Sun news archive
The Medicines Company (MDCO) today announced that it has settled its litigation with Sun relating to MDCO's U.S. Patent No. 7,582,727 and U.S. Patent No. 7,598,343 covering Angiomax...
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01/04/2015  Lupin launches generic Exforge tablets in the US news archive
Lupin announced today that its US subsidiary, Lupin yesterday has launched its Amlodipine and Valsartan tablets...
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02/04/2015  Teva takes another swing at generic Copaxone with new FDA petition news archive
It's not just that Teva doesn't want the FDA to approve generics of its MS star, Copaxone. It really, really, really does not want the FDA to approve them, and it's filed yet another citizen's petition to the agency with a crop of reasons why it shouldn't...
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03/04/2015  Actavis confirms generic Letairis patent challenge news archive
Actavis today confirmed that it has filed an ANDA with the FDA seeking approval to market Ambrisentan tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg...
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04/04/2015  Aurobindo receives FDA approval for Sildenafil injection. news archive
Aurobindo is pleased to announce that the company has receive final approvals from the FDA to manufacture and market Sildenafil injection...
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07/04/2015  Appeals court cuts damages to AstraZeneca over Prilosec generic news archive
A US appeals court said Tuesday that the $76 million in damages awarded to AstraZeneca in a patent infringement case involving its heartburn drug Prilosec must be cut back because of an improper calculation by the district court judge in the case...
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07/04/2015  Mylan launches first generic version of Generess Fe news archive
Mylan today announced the US launch of Norethindrone and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets (chewable) 0.8 mg/0.025 mg and Ferrous fumarate tablets, 75 mg (chewable)...
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07/04/2015  Glenmark receives final ANDA approval for Norethindrone acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets USP, 0.5 mg / 2.5 mcg and 1mg / 5 mcg news archive
Glenmark has been granted final ANDA approval from the FDA for Norethindrone acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets USP, 0.5 mg / 2.5 mcg and 1mg / 5 mcg...
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07/04/2015  Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association establishes first voice for Biosimilars in Canada news archive
The Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA) announced today the establishment of a new CGPA Biosimilars Board and the election of Michel Robidoux, President and General Manager of Sandoz Canada, as its inaugural Chair...
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08/04/2015  Perrigo announces FDA approval and upcoming launch of the AB therapeutic equivalent to Exalgo news archive
Perrigo today announced that it has received final approval from the FDA of its ANDA for Hydromorphone HCI extended-release tablets 8 mg, 12 mg and 16 mg...
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09/04/2015  Natco takes patent blitz honed in India to US pharma market news archive
Natco, the generic drug maker best known for challenging pharmaceutical patents in India, is setting its sights on the US with products including a copy of Teva's blockbuster Copaxone...
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09/04/2015  Biocon strengthens its presence in Mexico; receives approval for Insulin glargine through its partner PiSA Farmaceutica news archive
Biocon announced today that its Insulin glargine has been approved by COFEPRIS, the Mexican health authority, through its partner PiSA Farmaceutica...
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09/04/2015  Aurobindo receives FDA approval for Atracurium besylate injections news archive
Aurobindo has received final approval from the FDA to manufacture and market Atracurium besylate injection, 10 mg/mL, 5 mL vials and 10 mg/mL, 10mL multi-dose vials...
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10/04/2015  Glenmark Generics receives ANDA approval for Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets USP, 0.09 mg/0.02 mg news archive
Glenmark Generics has been granted final approval by the FDA for the oral contraceptive for Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol tablets...
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10/04/2015  Turin court has rejected AstraZeneca's claim appeal for Quetiapine SR news archive
Turin Court has rejected AstraZeneca's claim appeal in the request for preliminary injunctions against Accord for Quetiapine SR...
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13/04/2015  Vanda announces trial date for Fanapt patent cases news archive
Vanda today announced a February 29, 2016 trial date for two pending cases against Roxane regarding Roxane's submission of an ANDA to obtain approval to make and sell generic Fanapt (Iloperidone oral tablets)...
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13/04/2015  Mylan settles patent litigation related to Viagra news archive
Mylan today announced that its has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Pfizer to settle patent litigation relating to Mylan's ANDA filed with the FDA for Sildenafil citrate tablets 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg...
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13/04/2015  Depomed announces Gralise ANDA litigation settlement confirming exclusivity to 2024 and dismissing appeal news archive
Depomed today announced it has entered into a settlement agreement with Actavis, Inc. in Depomed's patent infringement litigation related to Actavis's ANDA seeking approval to market generic versions of Depomed's Gralise (Gabapentin) 300 mg and 600 mg tablets...
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13/04/2015  US court weighs whether to let Actavis drop Alzheimer's drug news archive
Actavis urged a US appeals court on Monday to allow it to discontinue a top-selling Alzheimer's drug in favour of a pricier extended-release version, a move that New York's attorney general has said would suppress generic competition...
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15/04/2015  Strides Arcolab gets FDA nod for bowel-cleansing medicine news archive
Strides Arcolab announced receipt of approval from US health regulator for selling medicine used for cleansing the bowel prior to colonoscopy...
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15/04/2015  Vivus files lawsuit against Teva for infringement of Qsymia patents news archive
Vivus today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey against Teva...
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15/04/2015  Aurobindo received FDA approval for Cefixime for oral suspension USP news archive
Aurobindo has received final approval from the FDA to manufacture and market Cefixime for oral suspension USP 100 mg/5 mL and 200 mg/5 mL...
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16/04/2015  Perrigo announces the launch of a generic version of Kenalog nasal spray news archive
Perrigo today announced that it has received final FDA approval for Triamcinolone acetonide topical aerosol, the generic version of Sun Pharma's Kenalog nasal spray...
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16/04/2015  Momenta announces FDA Approval of ANDA for Glatopa, the first substitutable generic for Copaxone 20 mg. news archive
Momenta today announced that the FDA has granted marketing approval of Sandoz's ANDA for once daily Glatopa 20 mg/mL, a generic equivalent of daily Copaxone 20 mg...
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16/04/2015  Antares announces settlement of patent infringement lawsuits news archive
Antares today announced that is has settled all litigation between Antares and Medac...
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17/04/2015  Amerigen announces FDA approval for Nebivolol ANDA news archive
Amerigen today announced that the FDA has granted tentative approval to the company's ANDA for a generic version of Bystolic...
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20/04/2015  Claris announces settlement of litigations and license agreement for its generic Diprivan in the US news archive
Claris confirms that it has reached a settlement and license agreement; end all pending litigation with Fresenius Kabi with reference to the alleged infringement of a patent relating to Propofol injection 10 mg/mL, which is a generic version of Diprivan...
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20/04/2015  Teva to pay $512 million to settle claims of delayed generic Provigil news archive
Teva has agreed to pay $512 million to settle a class action claiming that Cephalon, which Teva bought in 2011, used anticompetitive settlements to delay generic versions of its wakefulness drug Provigil, according to court papers...
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21/04/2015  Elite announces launch of generic Hydroxyzine tablets news archive
Elite today announced the launch of generic Hydroxyzine HCI 10 mg, 25 mg and 50 mg tablets through Epic, a private pharmaceutical company located in Laurelton, NY...
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21/04/2015  Claris receives supplemental ANDA approval for Fluconazole injection in 50 mL PVC bags news archive
Claris announced today that is has received the ANDA approval for Fluconazole injection in the US...
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22/04/2015  Perrigo announces the launch of a generic version of Kenalog topical spray news archive
On April 16, Perrigo announced it had received FDA approval and had launched the generic version of Sun Pharma's Kenalog nasal spray...
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23/04/2015  Aceto subsidiary, Rising, to launch Timolol maleate ophthalmic solution and Ofloxacin ophthalmic solution news archive
Aceto today announced that Rising its finished dosage form generics subsidiary, is launching the 0.25 % and 0.5 % strengths of Timolol maleate ophthalmic solution and 0.3 % strength of Ofloxacin ophthalmic solution...
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23/04/2015  Mylan launches generic Sofosbuvir tablets, MyHep, in India news archive
Mylan today announced that is has launched generic Sofosbuvir 400 mg tablets under the brand name MyHep in India...
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24/04/2015  Cipher announces outcome of Markman hearing in patent infringement suit for Absorica news archive
Cipher today announced that the Court has issued an opinion in the claim construction hearing for the patent infringement suit by Ranbaxy, Sun, Galephar and Cipher against Watson related to Watson's ANDA for a generic version of Absorica...
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27/04/2015  TWi announces settlement with Takeda on Dexilant litigation news archive
TWi today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Takeda to settle and dismiss all outstanding patent litigation related to TW's generic Dexlansoprazole delayed release capsules for oral administration in 30 mg and 60 mg dosage strengths...
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27/04/2015  Ready to pay reasonable royalty to Novartis: Cipla to HC news archive
Cipla today suggested to the Delhi High Court that it was ready to pay a "reasonable" royalty to Novartis if it is allowed to manufacture respiratory disease drug, Indaflo, which could serve 66,000 patients in India at a cheaper rate...
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28/04/2015  IGI Laboratories announces second ANDA submission of 2015 news archive
IGI Laboratories a New Jersey based specialty generic pharmaceutical company, today announced it has submitted its second ANDA to FDA of 2015...
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28/04/2015  Teva continues to invigorate injectable portfolio with the launch of Argatroban injection in the US news archive
Teva announces the launch of Argatroban injection in 0.9% sodium chloride, 250 mg/250 mL for intravenous infusion only, in the United States...
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28/04/2015  Teva launches generic Abilify tablets in the US news archive
Teva today announced the launch of the generic equivalent to Abilify (Aripiprazole) tablets, 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, and 30 mg, in the United States...
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29/04/2015  Sun gets FDA nod for painkiller Oxymorphone hydrochloride news archive
Sun has bagged FDA approval for a painkiller tablet called Oxymorphone hydrochloride...
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29/04/2015  Breckenridge announces approval for Repaglinide tablets, USP news archive
Breckenridge announces the final approval by the FDA of the ANDA for Repaglinide tablets USP, which is being manufactured and supplied by Standard Chem. & Pharm in Taiwan...
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