Gilead Sciences’ (NSDQ:GILD) said Tuesday that it has signed licensing agreements with five generic pharmaceutical manufacturers based in India and Pakistan to further expand supply of remdesivir, the experimental drug being used in the U.S. to treat COVID-19. The non-exclusive, voluntary agreements allow the companies — Mylan (NSDQ:MYL), Cipla, Ferozsons Laboratories, Hetero Labs and Jubilant Lifesciences — […]
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Teva launches generic EpiPen Jr.
Teva (NYSE:TEVA) today announced that its FDA-approved generic EpiPen Jr. auto-injector is available in the U.S. The device wholesales to most retail pharmacies in packs of two for $300, or $150 per pen. Teva’s product is less than half the cost of Mylan’s non-generic EpiPen Jr., which lists at $643.89 per two-pack at Drugs.com. Get the full story at […]
Mylan agrees to settle SEC EpiPen probe for $30 million
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) is nearing a $30 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over an investigation involving the company’s EpiPen auto-injector and the Medicaid drug rebate program. The SEC probe was announced in 2016, shortly after Mylan agreed to pay $465 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to settle claims that it underpaid […]
Pfizer to absorb Mylan in off-patent drug spinout
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) plans to absorb Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) as part of the spinout of its Upjohn off-patent drugs business in an all-stock deal. The deal, structured to avoid taxes on any gains from the spinout, would see each Mylan share converted into a share of the as-yet-unnamed new company. Pfizer stockholders would then own 57% of the new firm, […]
Mylan shares fall on sales miss, swing to Q1 losses
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) posted first-quarter results today that missed the consensus revenue forecast on Wall Street, sending its share prices down. The Canonsburg, Penn.-based company swung to red ink for the three months ended March 31, reporting losses of -$25 million, or -5¢ per share, on a -7.0% sales decline to $2.5 billion, compared with Q1 2018. […]
Mylan shares down on mixed Q4 results
Shares in Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) fell yesterday after the company missed earnings expectations but beat sales estimates on Wall Street with its fourth-quarter financial results. The Pittsburgh, PA-based company posted profits of $51.2 million, or 10¢ per share, on sales of $3.04 billion for the three months ended Dec. 31, for bottom-line loss of -79% on sales loss […]
Mylan launches generic sublingual film for opioid dependence
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) said today that it launched its buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film as a generic of Indivior‘s (LON:INDV) Suboxone sublingual film. The product is indicated for the treatment of opioid dependence. The therapy should be used alongside counseling and psychosocial support for people living with opioid dependence, according to Mylan. Get the full story at our […]
Teva aims for 25% of U.S. EpiPen market by 2020
Teva (NYSE:TEVA) expects its generic EpiPen auto-injector to claim 25% of the U.S. market by the end of this year, according to a report from Seeking Alpha. For years, Mylan‘s (NSDQ:MYL) brand-name emergency allergy device has dominated the markets. But the company faced widespread criticism in 2016 when reports revealed that Mylan hiked the price of the EpiPen […]
Touting pricetag, Mylan launches Advair generic
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) today announced the launch of its Wixela Inhub product, a generic for GlaxoSmithKline‘s (NYSE:GSK) Advair Diskus device, for people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company touted that its device’s list price is 70% less than Advair Diskus and 67% less than GSK’s generic. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery […]
Mylan wins race for generic Advair approval
FDA has approved the first generic of GlaxoSmithKline‘s (NYSE:GSK) blockbuster Advair respiratory drug, this one by Mylan (NSDQ:MYL), six months after rejecting Mylan’s application. Canonsburg, PA-based Mylan’s shares jumped 7% to $30.82 at market close after yesterday’s late-afternoon announcement, and were trading at $30.96 mid-morning today. GSK’s stock dipped 2% to$38.70 on the news late yesterday, but had more than […]
Teva launches generic EpiPen at the same price as existing device
Teva (NYSE:TEVA) this week launched its generic version of Mylan‘s (NSDQ:MYL) EpiPen auto-injector and announced that it would sell the emergency allergy therapy for $300 – the same price as Mylan’s own generic EpiPen product. The price for Teva’s product inspired some head-scratching among patient advocates and healthcare professionals. After all, when the FDA first approved Teva’s […]
