Bayer’s Nexavar appeal rejected by Indian Supreme Court

Bayer has lost an attempt to block a generic version of its cancer drug Nexavar (Sorafenib) in India after the country’s highest court rejected an appeal from the German pharmaceutical company.

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Bayer’s Nexavar appeal rejected by Indian Supreme Court

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