Court Ruling Gives Sandoz Canada First Generic Pirfenidone

Two Method-Of-Use Patents Ruled Obvious By Federal Court

A favorable court ruling has allowed Sandoz Canada to launch the first generic version of Roche’s Esbriet to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Sandoz Canada has launched the first generic version of Roche’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) 267mg and 801mg tablets, following a favorable court ruling over the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Federal Court Judge Michael Manson had earlier ruled that claims of Canadian patents 2,667,654 and 2,709,997 asserted against Sandoz by...

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