Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Vectura have signed a deal to develop and market generic versions of GlaxoSmithKline’s Ellipta portfolio, utilising the latter’s Open-Inhale-Close dry powder inhaler device.
GlaxoSmithKline has reported a sales hike of 3 percent at constant exchange rates (CER*) for 2017, after growth was recorded across all of its three global businesses.