Breckenridge gets FDA approval for generic Daliresp for COPD
Sandra Levy
10/8/2018
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical has received the FDA nod for roflumilast tablets, 500 mcg.
The product is the generic of AstraZeneca’s Daliresp tablets.
Roflumilast tablets are a selective phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor indicated as a treatment to reduce the risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations.
Daliresp had a market value of $211 million for the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, according to industry sales data.
Roflumilast tablets were developed by Ferrer Internacional, S.A.