Glenmark Of India, Forest Of U.S. Say COPD Drug Fails Phase II Trials
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and U.S.-based Forest Laboratories said their drug to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has failed to achieve goals in a Phase II clinical trial. The two drug makers were looking to the oglemilast drug for treating COPD as a potential blockbuster. It would have competed with Pfizer's Spiriva (tiotropium bromide), which, without competition, is expected to generate nearly $5 billion in annual sales by 2015. (Click here for more