S. Korean Drugmakers to Sell Generic Version of Pfizer’s Smoking Cessation Drug

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pharmaceutical companies will start selling generic versions of the smoking cessation drug Champix, following the expiration of its patent here, industry sources said Monday. The drug by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, also referred to as varenicline tartrate, helps people to stop smoking by relieving cravings for nicotine [...]