Mylan Sees Generic Advair Marathon Nearing FDA Finish Line

Company management expressed confidence its application for the first generic Advair is approvable, although the US agency didn’t clear it in October as Mylan had hoped. 

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Mylan NV investors continue to wait for word from US FDA on the status of an application for the first generic version of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Advair Diskus (fluticasone/salmeterol), a large commercial opportunity. An FDA approval of Mylan's ANDA for generic Advair did not come by its October action date – the third for the product – but management said during the firm's third-quarter sales and earnings call Nov. 5 that it remains confident the application is approvable.

"We are in continuous and ongoing discussions with FDA regarding the progress of the review," President Rajiv Mallik said. "Based...

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