Vildagliptin Prices Fall By Over 70% In India Post Patent Expiry

Novartis Sells Vildagliptin Brand To USV, Cipla Explores Talks

Vildagliptin formulation prices fall by over 70% following the expiry of a patent held by Novartis in India. The innovator, meanwhile, is cashing in on co-marketing agreements with Indian partners like USV and Cipla

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Novartis AG has cashed out on two of its four licensed brands for vildagliptin in India, after a patent on the drug expired 9 December. Prices of vildagliptin and its combination are expected to drop sharply hereon, with one firm Panacea Biotec Ltd.'s product debuting at a discount of over 70% to current prices.

Novartis markets vildagliptin, an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent, as Galvus and vildagliptin in combination with metformin hydrochloride as Galvus Met. It...

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