Cipla Granted Approval For First US Proventil Rival

Indian Firm Says Albuterol Shipments Will Be ‘Staggered’

Shortly after wrapping up a Phase III trial for its proposed generic Advair Diskus product in the US, Cipla has won FDA approval for the first generic Proventil HFA product, as it continues to build up steam in the US respiratory market.

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Cipla has identified respiratory opportunities in the US as key to its strategy • Source: Shutterstock

Cipla has won US Food and Drug Administration approval for the first generic version of Merck & Co’s Proventil (albuterol sulfate) HFA inhalation aerosol, marking a significant win for the firm’s burgeoning respiratory portfolio and offering of complex, limited-competition generics in the US.

The Indian firm revealed that planned shipments of the generic, Cipla’s first device-based inhalation product in the US, would be...

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