Entresto: Novartis loses initial bid to block generic of blockbuster heart drug
London: Novartis, a leading pharmaceutical company, has failed in its attempt to convince a federal court to block MSN Pharmaceuticals, a generic drugmaker, from launching a generic version of Novartis' popular heart-failure medication, Entresto, as per a court decision issued.
U.S. District Judge Richard Andrews in Delaware ruled that Novartis' likelihood of winning its patent infringement lawsuit against MSN Pharmaceuticals was too low to justify a halt to the launch of the generic drug. However, Judge Andrews has temporarily prohibited MSN from selling the drug while Novartis appeals the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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