Generics companies get green light for Lundbeck drug

The patent for Lundbeck's drug Northera has officially expired in the US, and no less than 12 companies have so far received approval from the US health authorities to market a generic version of the drug.
Photo: Jens Dresling
Photo: Jens Dresling
BY ELIZABETH MØNSTED JOHANSEN, TRANSLATED BY NIELSINE NIELSEN

On Feb. 18, the patent for Lundbeck's Northera officially expired in the US, after which companies are lining up to bite into the market, which the Danish pharmaceutical giant has exclusive rights to up until now.

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