Three Strikes For Generic Advair With An FDA CRL For Sandoz
Executive Summary
Novartis' generic drug unit confirmed the receipt of a complete response letter from the US FDA for a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Advair, following similar CRLs for Mylan and Hikma.
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