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New Jersey-based Mutual Pharmaceutical and two other generics firms are suing brand manufacturer Reckitt Benckisser for breach of contract, alleging that RB reneged on a license agreement to provide generic supplies of its cold and flu medicine Mucinex for sale. Read More
Boehringer Ingelheim is suing Amneal Pharmaceuticals over its bid to make a generic version of the brand manufacturer’s anti-stroke drug Aggrenox. Read More
A group of brand and generic drugmakers has asked a federal judge to toss out a multidistrict class action lawsuit accusing them of colluding to delay generic versions of the painkiller Lidoderm, arguing that a patent infringement settlement between the parties was anything but anticompetitive. Read More
Two industry groups in India are suing the country’s drug regulatory authority for enacting price controls on scores of branded generic drugs to treat diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. Read More
Generics manufacturer Akorn must sell its rights to a pending ANDA for the tuberculosis drug rifampin before it can complete its $324 million acquisition of VersaPharm, the Federal Trade Commission said. Read More
The FDA will grant marketing exclusivity only to biologics that are fundamentally different from existing products, according to new guidance that explains what manufacturers must do to lock in protection from biosmiliar competition. Read More
Countries in the Caribbean are working to establish a unified registration process for generic drugs, an effort aimed to improve the quality, availability and access to essential therapies. Read More
Indian generics firm Dr. Reddy’s has filed the first patent challenge against Teva’s blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone’s 40 mg, introducing a new chapter to the Israeli drugmaker’s efforts to protect its multibillion dollar product. Read More
The U.S. biotechnology industry has endorsed a recent World Health Organization proposal to give biosimilar products a unique name qualifier that distinguishes them from the reference products’ nonproprietary name, a proposal that may run counter to naming protocols in the generic drug industry. Read More
Manufacturers of new drugs, biologics and biosimilars will pay slightly more in user fees this fall for their applications, facilities and products. Read More
The FDA expects to collect $312.2 million in generic drug user fees next fiscal year, with companies paying slightly less for each ANDA filing and facilities that produce active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished generic products paying more. Read More
The FDA has expanded its list of priority generics applications to include ANDAs filed under government purchasing programs and applications from filers that claim “extraordinary hardship.” Read More