Multiple myeloma drug case: Dr Reddy Labs gets legal respite in US

Published On 2022-12-29 11:00 GMT   |   Update On 2022-12-29 11:01 GMT
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New Delhi: Drugmaker, Dr Reddy's Laboratories has announced that all claims against it in the antitrust litigation filed in the US, related to a prescription medicine Revlimid, used in treatment of multiple myeloma have been dismissed. In a regulatory filing, the company said on December 22, 2022 and December 27, 2022, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd and Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. respectively, from the case.

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"All claims against the company in the litigation have now been dismissed," Dr Reddy's said. Last month the company had stated that it was among several generic pharmaceutical companies, including Celgene and Bristol Myers Squibb, against which an antitrust litigation has been filed in the District of New Jersey, USA.

The complaint had asserted "claims under federal and state antitrust law and other state laws alleging that defendants improperly restrained competition and maintained a shared monopoly in the
sale
of brand and generic Revlimid in the United States."
The company had stated that the complaint "alleges that the challenged agreements improperly delayed generic entry entirely until 2022 and then improperly limited generic competition through 2026." The complaint seeks damages for purported overpayments and equitable relief, it added.

REVLIMID\ (lenalidomide) is a prescription medicine, used to treat adults with multiple myeloma (MM) in combination with the medicine dexamethasone, or as maintenance treatment after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (a type of stem cell transplant that uses your own stem cells).

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. is an integrated pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The company was founded by Kallam Anji Reddy in 1984 (38 years ago). Its major therapeutic areas of focus are gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management, and dermatology.

Dr. Reddy's operates in markets across the globe. The company's major markets include - USA, India, Russia & CIS countries, and Europe.

Read also: NATCO Announces Launch of the First Generic Version of Revlimid, in the U.S. market

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