Dr. Reddy's launches generic Finasteride

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Jan, 2013

Hyderabad: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has launched Finasteride tablets (1 mg), a bioequivalent generic version of Propecia (Finasteride) in the US market on January 02, 2013. Dr. Reddy's A...Read more

Suzhou Amerigen launches Mecobalamin in China

Generics |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Aug, 2014

Singapore: US-based Amerigen Pharmaceuticals' Chinese subsidiary, Suzhou Amerigen Pharmaceuticals has received Chinese FDA (CFDA) approval for its generic Mecobalamin 0.5 mg tablets. The co...Read more

ANI pharma acquires 22 generic drug from Teva

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 Jul, 2015

Singapore: US based ANI Pharmaceuticals has acquired 22 previously marketed generic drug products from Teva Pharmaceuticals for USD25 million in cash and a percentage of future gross profit...Read more

Patents rights in India unreasonably denied: US Pharma

Generics |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Expressing grave concern over the deteriorating intellectual property environment in India, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) have said that the si...Read more

Sun Pharma cancer drug to address shortage

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2013

Singapore: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of the cancer drug Doxil (doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection) made by Indian generics drug ma...Read more

Prasco Lab to market generics version of Colcrys in US

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 13 Jan, 2015

Singapore: US generics firm, Prasco Laboratories, has entered into alliance with US subisdiary of Japanese pharmaceutical compamy, Takeda, to distribute Colchicine tablets, the generic vers...Read more

Jubilant smoking cessation aid gets FDA nod

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Oct, 2013

Singapore: India's leading pharma company, Jubilant Life Sciences received an approval from the US FDA for its anti-depressant drug, Bupropion Hydrochloride. The company said in a statemen...Read more

Aussie's IDT to manufacture 23 generic drug

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Apr, 2015

Singapore: US FDA has accepted the transfer of ownership of 23 generic drug products to Australia based IDT. Formalising change of ownership is a process whereby the vendor and the purchase...Read more

Novartis case hearing against Indian patent office on Sept 11

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Aug, 2012

Bangalore: The Supreme Court will take up the landmark case involving swiss drugmaker Novartis and India's patent office on September 11, 2011. The case was due to come up for hearing on Au...Read more

Generics will lead to $7 bn loss for statins market

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 31 Jan, 2013

Singapore: GBI Research has highlighted that the introduction of generic statins has kick started a decline in the global statins market and this is expected to lead to a loss of over $7 bi...Read more

Sun Pharma's founder named India's 3rd richest

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Oct, 2013

Singapore: For the first time, founder of leading Indian drugmaker Sun Pharmaceuticals, Mr Dilip Shanghvi has been named in the top three of India's richest men. Mr Shanghvi has made an ap...Read more

Mylan launches generic of Pfizer's antifungal drug

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 01 Oct, 2013

Singapore: US-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals has launched generic version of Pfizer's Vfend, Voriconazole for Oral Suspension, 40 mg/mL. Mylan was the first company to have filed a substantia...Read more

Cipla wins patent case against Roche

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 10 Sep, 2012

Bangalore: India's generics giant Cipla has won a landmark patent case against Swiss drug maker Roche in the Delhi High Court. Roche had filed a patent infringement case against Cipla in 20...Read more

Sun Pharma registers Rs 1391 crores profit in Q1

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Aug, 2014

Singapore: Posting a net profit of Rs 1391 crores in Q1, Sun Pharma exhibited a flat growth in line with the market expectations. India's most valued drug maker said that the process of acq...Read more

Teva patent request rejected by US Supreme Court

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Nov, 2013

Singapore: The US Supreme Court declined a request from Teva Pharmaceutical for a stay of an appeals court ruling that would void patent protection for its $4 billion-a-year multiple sclero...Read more

Daiichi Sankyo seeks approval for TB drug in Japan

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 06 Oct, 2014

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo's generic subsidiary, Daiichi Sankyo Espha has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) seeking approval for its synthetic broad-spectrum oral antibact...Read more

Aurobindo to acquire Actavis generics unit in EU

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Jan, 2014

Mumbai: India-based Aurobindo Pharma intends to acquire Actavis' generics commercial operations in seven markets in Western Europe. The transaction is conditional on certain antitrust appro...Read more

Ranbaxy sues Actavis to stop acne generic sale

Generics |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Nov, 2013

Singapore: Dublin headquartered generic drugmaker Actavis has now been caught in a legal tangle after Indian drug major Ranbaxy Laboratories filed a legal case against the company. Ranbaxy...Read more