Fresh from a US court refusing to grant Roche’s Genentech a temporary injunction pending appeal of a comprehensive non-infringement ruling, Sandoz has launched at-risk the first US generic version of the originator’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) film-coated tablets to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Bolstering Sandoz’s respiratory portfolio, the launch also brings generic competition to one of only two drugs approved by the US...



