Sales of a global first-in-class dermatology drug that gained its first approval in China are falling well behind those of its overseas counterpart. In this case study, Scrip takes a deep dive into the multiple underlying factors determining success in the world's second-largest pharma market beyond pricing and reimbursement coverage, including complex hospital entry, dual channels and competition considerations. 

Restricted financial avenues raised many open questions at the recent LSX World Congress about the kind of deals that will shape biopharma pipelines in the coming 12-18 months. 

Teva has been denied in its attempt to convince the US Supreme Court to re-examine long-running litigation with GSK over skinny-label carve-outs of generic indications. However, the generics firm has vowed to fight on as the case is returned to the district court level, while the wider off-patent industry weighs the impact of the latest decision.

Justice Kavanaugh voted to grant Teva’s petition for certiorari. It is unknown if other justices voted with him. The high court last month declined to hear Novartis's Gilenya patent case and Sanofi’s antitrust allegations against Mylan’s EpiPen rebate agreements.