Multiple choice general knowledge

With which company did Ranbaxy reach an out of the court settlement for their global litigation over the world?s largest selling drug Lipitor?

  1. Novartis

  2. Pfizer

  3. Daiichi Sankyo

  4. Glaxo Smithkline
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ranbaxy reached an out-of-court settlement with Pfizer in 2008 over global litigation concerning Lipitor (atorvastatin), the world's largest-selling cholesterol-lowering drug. The settlement resolved patent disputes and allowed Ranbaxy to launch a generic version of Lipitor in certain markets after agreed-upon dates.

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