Zydus, along with Bristol Myers Squibb and generics companies like Mylan, Cipla and Dr. Reddy’s, has been named in an antitrust suit involving BMS’ blockbuster drug Revlimid. For now, it expects revenues from the generic to stretch beyond Q4 FY’23. Meanwhile, a recent acquisition of Watson, which made APIs for the Teva group, should shore up declining API revenues

Syngene’s COO, Mahesh Bhalgat, said the firm is better placed than some peers to serve clients for biologics-based advanced therapies and address the cost element for new modalities like mRNA. He also outlines the research, development and manufacturing services company's capabilities in oligonucleotide-based therapeutics, an area that's seeing growing interest.

Children’s Afrin regular and no-drip formulations reach US stores with consumers having choices between dozens of oxymetazoline nasal sprays available under an FDA OTC monograph. But products indicated for children was limited to one, Mucinex Childrens Stuffy Nose, and it’s for children 6 and up.

One-off opportunities lift Alembic’s US generics business in the fiscal second quarter but the market continues to pose challenges amid surging oversupply and price erosion. On the other hand, a string of injectable approvals, including for ketorolac tromethamine, could open up opportunities for the company given the 'on and off' shortages.