Endo’s Par has moved on the first FDA-approved generic version of Hikma’s Mitigare prevention of gout flares – weeks after another ANDA sponsor, Micro Labs, sought to clear its own path to market via a lawsuit.

After a COVID-19-led manufacturing halt at its India facility and a slowdown in US launches hit Strides during the first quarter of FY22, the Indian firm is trying to fight back with an acquisition of assets from Endo and a growth strategy for Stelis Biopharma’s vaccines business, led by Sputnik V.