Allergan balance sheet anticipates Restasis competition

Allergan, anticipating generic competition for Restasis and loss of exclusivity of other products, is taking steps to strengthen its balance sheet.
Net revenues for the company’s third quarter were down 3%, which was “driven primarily by loss of exclusivity of some brands,” Allergan CEO Brent Saunders said in a press release.
Patents for Restasis (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%), the company’s popular dry eye treatment, are due to begin expiring in 2024, and a controversial deal between the company and a Native American tribe to protect them longer was found to

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