A swathe of generic lurasidone launches following the originator’s US patent expiry may trigger a shift in the antipsychotics space.

Court sets aside order pertaining to patent for Novartis’s Entresto in India, setting the stage for high-octane generic competition that potentially includes frontline domestic companies. If the Swiss firm appeals, market dynamics may be impacted but prices of same-composition second brands of the heart-failure therapy are already headed southwards.

Court sets aside order pertaining to patent for Novartis’s Entresto in India, setting the stage for high-octane generic competition that potentially includes frontline domestic companies. If the Swiss firm appeals, market dynamics may be impacted but prices of same-composition second brands of the heart-failure therapy are already headed southwards.

One-off opportunities lift Alembic’s US generics business in the fiscal second quarter but the market continues to pose challenges amid surging oversupply and price erosion. On the other hand, a string of injectable approvals, including for ketorolac tromethamine, could open up opportunities for the company given the 'on and off' shortages.