Court Ruling Gives Sandoz Canada First Generic Pirfenidone
Two Method-Of-Use Patents Ruled Obvious By Federal Court
Executive Summary
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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