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Replies to #77292 on Biotech Values
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DewDiligence

05/05/09 5:44 PM

#77296 RE: genisi #77292

TEVA MNTA – That may be another benefit of the new formulation, but I think Teva is more concerned about a generic Copaxone in the US than they are about competition from the new oral meds.

Let me put this another way: If not for the threat of a generic, I doubt that Teva would've embarked on the program to develop a low-volume formulation.
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DewDiligence

05/05/09 6:02 PM

#77302 RE: genisi #77292

Addendum re the low-volume formulation of Copaxone: Teva declined to comment on whether the new formulation has a narrower needle than the standard formulation. I guess is that it does not; to my knowledge, needle size has never been a consequential issue for Copaxone uptake.