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20 August 2020Pharma

Sandoz gains backing for Enbrel patent term review

Sandoz, a subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical company  Novartis, has gathered support for its request for an en banc rehearing of a ruling that blocks it from selling a version of  biologic  Enbrel (etanercept) until 2029.

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