J&J Says Boehringer Fight May Cause Cancer-Drug Shortage
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Johnson & Johnson said a dispute with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH over an agreement to produce the cancer drug Doxil may create a yearlong shortage of the medicine.
One of Boehringer’s U.S. units plans to shut down production of Doxil, used to treat ovarian cancer and other tumors, at year’s end even though it still owes J&J 67 batches, according to a filing by New Brunswick, New Jersey-based J&J in a Delaware court case. J&J has struggled to meet demand for the drug for the past two years because of disruptions at the Boehringer plant where it’s made.