An Indian court has directed a local firm to pay a specified sum to Pfizer for contempt of court in a case pertaining to its patent on palbociclib, failing which its senior executive could face a two-week prison term.

Pfizer’s Ibrance is set to lose exclusivity in the US only by 2027, but the Indian market is buzzing with activity as generics including from top-ranked drug maker Sun Pharma vie for a share of the pie. Competing CDK4/6 inhibitors are already available but can cut-price palbociclib versions alter market dynamics?

Pfizer’s Ibrance is set to lose exclusivity in the US only by 2027, but the Indian market is buzzing with activity as generics including from top-ranked drug maker Sun Pharma vie for a share of the pie. Competing CDK4/6 inhibitors are already available but can cut-price palbociclib versions alter market dynamics?

In a closely-watched case, the first of two planned in less than 18 months, MSN Laboratories scooped a mixed verdict from a US district court regarding its proposed generic version of Exelixis’ Cabometyx (cabozantinib) tyrosine kinase inhibitor.