Amgen prevails on appeal in the US patent dispute involving generic psoriasis medications.

Published Date: 22 Apr 2023

On Wednesday, Amgen persuaded a US appeals court to uphold patents that prevented generic versions of its popular psoriasis drug Otezla from being developed by Zydus Pharmaceuticals and Sandoz, a division of Novartis.

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