Crestor Patent Settlement Allows Actavis Generic Entry In May 2016
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The agreement permits Actavis to launch its generic version of AstraZeneca’s Crestor 67 days before the patent on the cholesterol-lowering drug expires in return for paying AstraZeneca 39% of its net sales during this period; Actavis may also launch its alternative zinc salt formulation of Crestor at the same time.