Spanish court finds in favor of Stada in generic losartan case

7 October 2007

A high-level Spanish tribunal (APB) in Barcelona has found in favor of the German generics group Stada against Merck Sharp & Dohme (a part of US drugmaker Merck & Co) in a case that followed the commercialization of Stada's copycat version of the angiotensin receptor blocker Cozaar/Hyzaar (losartan). The agent has annual sales of around 45.0 million euros ($64.1 million) in Spain. Stada's generic versions were launched in 2006 and achieved market share within a year of 11%. This has now risen to 17%.

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