Cequa arrives in India, almost four years post US debut with Sun deploying what has generally been perceived as the text-book launch approach of foreign firms in the country. Scrip delves into the market dynamics in a segment where AbbVie's blockbuster Restasis is well entrenched.

Sun enjoyed a sequential improvement in its US sales in Q2, with finished-dosage turnover in the market up by almost a fifth over the financial first quarter. Meanwhile, the Indian company is hoping to build on early momentum for its psoriasis therapy Ilumya in Japan, leveraging the dermatology expertise of acquired local company Pola. 

Sun is hoping to build on early momentum for its psoriasis therapy Ilumya in Japan, leveraging the dermatology expertise of acquired local company Pola. The IL-23p19 inhibitor is also among the Indian firm's specialty products that saw US sales claw back to pre-COVID levels in Q2.