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14 January 2021PharmaMuireann Bolger

Pfizer sues India generic drugmaker over cancer drug

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has accused generic drug maker Aurobindo of infringement, as it attempts to block the roll-out of copies of its blockbuster arthritis drug, Xeljanz.

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