Dr Reddy’s has launched a generic version of Daraprim (pyrimethamine) 25mg tablets in the US. The treatment for toxoplasmosis – the parasitic disease which is the leading cause of death in the US for foodborne illnesses, according to the National Center for Infectious Diseases – made headlines when Turing Pharmaceuticals, the company headed by disgraced entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, hiked its price by more than 4,000% overnight in 2015.
The generic version of Daraprim is the only AB-rated generic version approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, with...



