Roche Primes New Push Via Cipla For Avastin, Actemra In India

Yesteryear rivals Roche and Cipla have sewn up a partnership under which Cipla will market a second brand of the Swiss giant’s Avastin (bevacizumab) and the IL-6 inhibitor, tocilizumab (Actemra), in India as they seek to expand access in a competitive, predominantly out-of-pocket market.

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ROCHE EXPECTS THE DEAL WITH CIPLA TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ITS PRODUCTS IN INDIA

Roche Products (India) Private Limited has teamed up with Cipla Ltd. to push its Avastin (bevacizumab) second brand and the arthritis treatment tocilizumab (Actemra) on the Indian market, as it seeks to take on competition and expand access to its therapies.

The deal, which marks the coming together of less natural allies traditionally on opposite sides of the debate on most...

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