Sanofi, Lilly pursue Cialis over-the-counter approval, Report
Sanofi, Lilly pursue Cialis over-the-counter approval, Report

Sanofi, Lilly pursue Cialis over-the-counter approval, Report

French drug maker Sanofi and Eli Lilly and Co announced licensing agreement for Cialis (tadalafil) OTC. Terms of licensing agreement were not disclosed. Under terms, Sanofi acquires exclusive rights to apply for approval of Cialis over-the-counter (OTC) in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia.

The plan gives Sanofi access to a drug that garnered $2.16 billion in sales last year, and will face generic competition starting in 2017. The deal also fits with Sanofi Chief Executive Officer Chris Viehbacher’s interest in consumer health-care acquisitions. Sanofi was among the bidders for Merck & Co.’s over-the-counter unit, people with knowledge of the matter said in March, before Bayer AG bought the division for $14.2 billion.

The Cialis agreement “reinforces consumer health care as a major growth platform for Sanofi,” Vincent Warnery, senior vice president of Sanofi’s global consumer health-care division, said in the statement.

Cialis competes with Pfizer Inc. (PFE)’s Viagra. The New York-based drugmaker reached an agreement in December with Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. that permits the Israeli drugmaker to market a generic version of Viagra in the U.S. starting in December 2017, or earlier under certain circumstances.

More than 18 million Americans older than age 20 suffer from erectile dysfunction, according to Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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