Teva’s Copaxone Maintains Market Share amid Intense Competition

In fiscal 1Q18, Teva (TEVA) reported sales of $645 million for its multiple sclerosis drug, Copaxone, a sequential decline of ~21%. In the North America region, Teva registered Copaxone sales of $476 million, representing a YoY (year-over-year) decline of 40% due to increased competition from generics in the United States where the Copaxone sales were $462 million in fiscal 1Q18. In Europe, Copaxone sales registered growth of ~1% to $153 million. However, on a currency adjusted basis, Europe Copaxone sales fell ~13%. In the Growth Market segment, Copaxone sales came in at $16 million, a YoY decline of 24%.

As per Teva, it has maintained its volume and market share even after the launch of Mylan’s (MYL) 40-milligram dosage of the generic version of Copaxone in October 2017. Pricing has been impacted to a large extent by higher discounts and rebates. The company stated that its 40-milligram US market share has remained at ~85%. However, the company expects to see some more competition from another generic of Copaxone developed by Momenta (MNTA) and Novartis (NVS), which was approved for 40-milligram dosage by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) in February 2018.

Teva already has competition from Momenta and Mylan in the 20-milligram market for Copaxone and its generics. Teva expects to see marginal pressure on volumes going forward in 2018. In 2018, Teva expects Copaxone sales to come in at $1.8 billion.

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