Lupin’s Q2 margins jumped post launch of the first Spiriva generic in the US, encouraging launch plans for Europe and Canada. With four out of five plants clearing a regulatory overhang from earlier warning letters, the specialty engine is revving up though competition in first-to-file products launched earlier could dampen margins somewhat.

Lupin’s Q2 margins jumped post launch of the first Spiriva generic in the US, encouraging launch plans for Europe and Canada. With four out of five plants clearing a regulatory overhang from earlier warning letters, the specialty engine is revving up though competition in first-to-file products launched earlier could dampen margins somewhat

US FDA releases two letters on the same day citing two different kinds of advisements for two different kinds of products, but both with a classic problem: overstatement of efficacy. And while sending multiple letters at once can be seen as bid to draw attention to its enforcement action, the move also underscores just how few letters the agency has been sending lately.

The targeted therapy won approval for myelodysplastic syndrome patients with IDH1 mutations, who have a higher propensity for progression to acute myeloid leukemia.