A hundred teneligliptin brands (including the combination) are said to now jostle for space in the competitive Indian DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) inhibitor market. An uptick in volumes and a significant decline in the prices of teneligliptin probably mean that Merck’s Januvia and Novartis’ Galvus will need to keep a sharp eye on the molecule in the diabetes segment in India.
Newcomer teneligliptin has set a record of sorts with an estimated 100 brands (including its combination with metformin) on the Indian market in just over two years since it was first introduced in June 2015.
Teneligliptin has also emerged tops in 2016-17 in terms of sales, edging past established gliptins like sitagliptin and vildagliptin, according...