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02/02/2015  EU regulator calls for generic drug suspensions news archive
The European Medicines Agency has accused an Indian contract research organisation of systematic fraud, and has recommended suspending sales of hundreds of generic drug formulations in Europe because their approval is based on questionable clinical trial data...
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02/02/2015  Lupin recieves FDA approval for generic Vancocin capsules news archive
Pharma major Lupin announced today that it has received final approval for its Vancomycin hydrochloride capsules, 125 mg and 250 mg from the FDA to market a generic version of ANI Pharmaceuticals' Vancocin capsules 125 mg and 250mg strengths. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, the company's US subsidiary would commence marketing the product shortly...
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02/02/2015  New generic Focalin XR strength available news archive
Teva announced the launch of Dexmethylphenidate HCl extended-release capsules in a new 10mg strength, the generic version of Novartis' Focalin XR extended-release capsules...
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02/02/2015  Indian court sides with Gilead in patent dispute news archive
The Delhi High Court has ruled that India's patent office failed to follow proper procedures in evaluating Gilead's patent application...
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03/02/2015  Amgen announces positive top-line results from Phase 3 study news archive
Amgen today announced a Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of biosimilar candidate ABP 501 compared with Humira (Adalimumab) in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis met its primary and key secondary endpoints...
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03/02/2015  Low cost generic government drugs to be available from July 1 in India news archive
From July 1, you can walk up to a chemist and ask for a 'Jan Aushadhi' brand for your medicine, with the government set to launch its own brand to sell low cost generic medicines...
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03/02/2015  Cosmo and Santarus file lawsuit against Par for patent infringement of Uceris patents news archive
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals informs that Santarus, a wholly owned subsidiary of Salix Pharmaceuticals, and its subsidiary, Cosmo Technologies, the licensor, commenced a lawsuit against generic drug maker Par Pharmaceutical, for Par's infringement of six patents listed in the FDA's Orange Book as covering Uceris and its use...
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05/02/2015  Galena Biopharma announces Orexo's filing of a patent infringement lawsuit against Actavis concerning Fentanyl sublingual tablets in the U.S. news archive
Galena Biopharma today announced that its partner, Orexo AB, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, against Actavis...
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05/02/2015  Cipla fights Indacaterol patent battle in HC claiming public interest news archive
Indian generic drug manufacturer Cipla urged the Delhi High Court on Thursday to consider public interest and set aside an order restraining it from manufacturing and selling Indacaterol, used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder...
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09/02/2015  Mylan confirms first-to-file patent challenge relating to Nexavar news archive
Mylan today confirmed that it and its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals have been sued by Bayer Healthcare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals in connection with the filing of an ANDA with the FDA for Sorafenib Tablets, 200 mg...
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10/02/2015  Gilead faces challenge to European patent on pricey hepatitis C drug news archive
Global health charity Medecins du Monde (MdM) launched a legal challenge on Tuesday to a European patent held by U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences which it accused of charging "exorbitant" prices for a hepatitis C drug...
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10/02/2015  FDA sets date for Celltrion biosimilar of Remicade news archive
Advisors to the FDA will meet next month to review Celltrion's biosimilar of Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co's anti-inflammatory blockbuster Remicade...
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10/02/2015  Upsher-Smith's Vogelxo Testosterone gel 1% receives AB rating to Testim from FDA news archive
Upsher-Smith today announced that is has receive an AB rating from the FDA for its previously-approaved Vogelxo (testosterone) gel 1% unit-dose tubes and packets...
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10/02/2015  Natco announces FDA Filings for Fingolimod news archive
Natco Pharma announced today that it has filed ANDAs for Fingolimod, 0.5mg capsules and Cabazitaxel, 60mg/1.5ml injection, with the FDA, through its respective marketing partners in the USA...
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10/02/2015  FDA puts off Mylan's Nexium generic, giving Teva's version free rein news archive
Good news for Teva when it comes to Mylan's generic version of AstraZeneca's Nexium: It won't be around for a little while...
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10/02/2015  Showdown time for Amgen, Sandoz, with Neupogen biosim hearing set March 2 news archive
Novartis and its Neupogen biosimilar are steamrolling toward the U.S. market. But Amgen hasn't given up stopping the product in its tracks. The biotech last week urged a California court to block the biosimilar launch, with FDA approval expected as soon as March 9...
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11/02/2015  Sucampo announces resolution of Par Pharmaceutical's ANDA for Rescula news archive
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Sucampo and R-Tech Ueno, have entered into a stipulation and license agreement with Par Pharmaceutical...
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11/02/2015  Breckenridge Pharmaceutical nnounces Paragraph IV ANDA litigation with Sanofi for its ANDA Cabazitaxel Solution news archive
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical announced today that it has filed an ANDA with a Paragraph IV certification for Cabazitaxel solution; IV (infusion) in 60 mg/1.5 mL strength, a generic version of Jevtana by Sanofi...
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12/02/2015  Cipla to name Gilead hepatitis C generic Hepcvir news archive
Pharma major Cipla plans to name its hepatitis C drug with Gilead Sciences as Hepcvir, its chairman Yusuf K Hamied said on Wednesday...
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12/02/2015  Generic competition for Sanofi's Renvela hits UK market news archive
Teva UK and a number of other generic companies have launched their versions of Sanofi's Renvela (Sevelamer carbonate) following the expiry of the drug's patent in the country...
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12/02/2015  Cipher pharmaceuticals announces Beteflam patch accepted for review by Health Canada news archive
Cipher Pharmaceuticals today announced that the Beteflam patch has been accepted for review by Health Canada...
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13/02/2015  US District Court decision in Pulmicort respules patent litigation news archive
AstraZeneca today announced that the US District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled US Patent No. 7,524,834 ("the '834 patent"), protecting Pulmincort respules in the US, is invalid...
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13/02/2015  Actavis launches generic Pulmicort respules news archive
Actavis today announced that it has launched its generic version of AstraZeneca's Pulmicort respules (Budesonide inhalation suspension) 0.25 and 0.5 mg vials following a ruling from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey...
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17/02/2015  Teva bolsters injectable portfolio with launch of generic Lovenox and generic Zyvox in the United States news archive
Teva, a leading global pharmaceutical company, today announced the launch of the generic equivalent of Lovenox (Enoxaparin sodium injection) in seven dosage strengths in the United States...
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17/02/2015  Acino welcomes German court's ruling on Rivastigmine news archive
Acino announces the achievement of another judicial success in the ongoing German intellectual property litigation proceedings regarding it generic Rivastigmine patch...
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17/02/2015  Actavis confirms temporary injunction from appeals court related to generic Pulmicort Respules news archive
Actavis today confirmed that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a temporary injunction to prevent Actavis from further distribution of its generic version of Pulmicort respules 0.25, 0.5 mg pending its consideration of AstraZeneca's request for an injunction pending appeal...
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17/02/2015  Lupin and Celon announce strategic development and licensing agreement for generic Advair Diskus news archive
Lupin and Celon Pharma announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies will jointly develop Fluticasone/Salmeterol dry powder inhaler (DPI) product which is a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Advair Diskus...
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17/02/2015  Hospira launches first biosimilar monoclonal antibody Inflectra in major European markets news archive
Hospira a world leader in the development of biosimilar therapies, today announced the launch of the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody, Inflectra (Infliximab), in major European markets...
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17/02/2015  Apotex announces FDA has accepted for filing its biosimilar application for Filgrastim news archive
Apotex, a rising competitor in the global biosimilars market, announced today that, as of February 13th, 2015, the FDA has accepted for filing the company's application for Filgrastim (Grastofil), a biosimilar version of Amgen's Neupogen...
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20/02/2015  Actavis receives final approval for generic version of Subutex news archive
Actavis today announced that it has received final approval from the FDA on its ANDA for a generic version of Reckitt Benckiser's Subutex (Buprenorphine 2 mg and 8 mg sublingual tablets)...
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23/02/2015  Use generic name of H1N1 drug, FDA tells private doctors news archive
The FDA has told private registered medical practitioners to use the generic name of the drug used to treat swine flu...
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23/02/2015  Celltrion Remicade biosimilar gathers momentum in EU news archive
Confirmation that 2015 will be a watershed year for biosimilars came with data on Remsima presented at the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation meeting held in Barcelona...
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23/02/2015  Ahmedabad-based Intas Pharmaceuticals launches biosimilar in EU news archive
Ahmedabad-based Intas Pharmaceuticals becomes the first Indian company to launch a biosimilar in highly regulated markets like the EU, US and Japan...
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23/02/2015  TWi Pharmaceuticals announces that it will sell its products in the U.S. Market, originally planned to be sold by Teva news archive
TWi today announced that TWi and Teva have reached an agreement that will transfer the US sales and distribution rights of TWi's generic versions of Megace ES and Lidoderm from Teva to TWi...
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23/02/2015  Lupin recieved FDA approval for generic Lumigan ophthalmic solution news archive
Lupin announced today that is has received final approval for its Bimatoprost ophthalmic solution, 0.03% from the FDA to market a generic version of Allergan's Lumigan ophthalmic solution, 0.03%...
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23/02/2015  Sagent Pharmaceuticals initiates a nationwide voluntary recall of Atracurium Besylate injection, USP, 50mg/5mL and 100mg/10mL news archive
Sagent Pharmaceuticals today announced the voluntary nationwide recall Atracurium Besylate injection single-dose vials manufactured by Emcure Pharmaceuticals and distributed by Sagent...
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24/02/2015  Cosmo & Santarus file lawsuit against Actavis for patent infringement of Uceris patents news archive
Cosmo informs that Santarus a wholly owned subsidiary of Salix Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiary, Cosmo Technologies, the licensor, commenced a lawsuit against generic drug maker Actavis...
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24/02/2015  Celltrion launches world's first biosimilar monoclonal antibody Remsima in 12 new European markets news archive
Celltrion Healthcare has today announced the launch of Remsima (Infliximab) in 12 European markets: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK...
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24/02/2015  Jubilant Life Sciences receives ANDA approvals for Irbesartan and Cetirizine news archive
Jubilant Life Sciences, has received ANDA final approval from the FDA for Irbesartan tablets and Cetirizine hydrochloride tablets...
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24/02/2015  Consumer watchdog asks FDA to ban antifungal tablets linked to liver damage news archive
A consumer safety group is calling on the FDA to pull certain antifungal tablets off the market, saying there are safer medicines that do not carry risks of liver damage...
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24/02/2015  VANC Pharmaceuticals announces low cost alternative approcal of 14 products from British Columbia Ministry of Health. news archive
VANC Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company focused on the Canadian generic drug and OTC markets, is pleased to announce that it has received confirmation from the British Columbia Ministry of Health approving 14 of the Company's generic molecules under the low cost alternative program...
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25/02/2015  Napp launches biosimilar Remsima in the UK news archive
Napp Pharmaceuticals has launched Celltrion's Remicade biosimilar Remsima (Infliximab) in the UK, potentially offering significant savings to the National Health Service while increasing patient access to this kind of therapy...
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25/02/2015  Court dismisses case accusing Pfizer Australia of anti-competitive conduct news archive
The federal court has dismissed a case against Pfizer Australia which claimed the pharmaceutical giant misused its market power and engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the way it supplied one of its blockbuster drugs to pharmacists...
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25/02/2015  Glenmark announces approval and launch of Ashlyna extended-cycle oral contraceptive tablets in the US news archive
Glenmark Generics USA, the subsidiary of Glenmark generics today announced that US market approval and introduction of Ashlyna extending-cycle oral contraceptive tablets...
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26/02/2015  Heritage Pharmaceuticals initiates a nationwide voluntary recall of Colistimethate for injection USP, 150 mg and Rifampin for injection USP, 600 mg/vial due to a lack of sterility assurance news archive
Heritage today announced the voluntary nationwide recall of ten lots of Colistimethate for injection, USP, 150 mg single-dose vial and three lots of Rifampin for injection, USP, 600 mg single-dose vial manufactured by Emcure Pharmaceuticals and distributed by Heritage...
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26/02/2015  FDA postpones key hearing on biosimilar copy of blockbuster drug news archive
The FDA has postponed a crucial meeting of an advisory committee to consider a cheap version of a top-selling drug for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, which had been scheduled for March 17...
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26/02/2015  Glenmark announces approval and launch of Trandolapril & Verapamil hydrochloride extended release Tablets in the US news archive
Glenmark Generic announced the US market approval and introduction of Trandolapril and Verapamil hydrochloride extended release tablets, the generics equivalent of AbbVie's TARKA...
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28/02/2015  US judge denies Ranbaxy bid to reinstate approvals for Valcyte, Nexium copies news archive
A US federal judge has denied Indian generic drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories bid to reinstate approvals granted to it to launch the first copies of the heartburn drug Nexium and the antiviral Valcyte, a court document showed...
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