Glenmark gets first generic approvals for Advair MDI
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
While a recent FDA draft guidance raised hopes that cut-price versions of GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster asthma/COPD product Advair (fluticasone/salmeterol) may arrive earlier than anticipated in the US, the Indian company, Glenmark, has received what's perhaps the first approval for a generic Advair MDI (metered-dose inhaler) in Mexico and the Philippines.
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