Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC, has granted a conditional dispensation to allow generics industry association the GBMA and brand body Medicines Australia to work together to help address the coronavirus pandemic by sharing information on stock, inventory, manufacturing and the supply chain. However, tender pricing will not be among the subjects discussed.

Aspen expects to report significant growth in its continuing operations for the first half of its financial year, following deals with Sandoz and Viatris that have seen the South African firm divest major businesses in Japan and Europe.

Medicines for Europe has called for fresh efforts to bolster the value added medicines sector and “level the playing field” with the US and its 505(b)(2) pathway, launching a new report setting out the three key areas in which greater EU action is needed.