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Aurobindo Pharma's Escitalopram will be a big mover ... when it comes out in 2011
March 5, 2009
Forest's Lexapro commands a $2.5+ billion USD market share, just in the US. Due to such a high volume of the brand product, Aurobindo's tentative approval on Lexapro's generic Escitalopram will be a great opportunity - primarily if they can procure a 6 month period of exclusivity from the FDA. Additionally, despite being a brand name product, Lexapro holds an 8%+ year over year increase in the past 3 years. Hence, the market for the drug in September of 2011 when the patent runs out will be closer to a $3 billion market.