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Top 20 Drugs with US Patent Expiry in 2023 Based on Total Sales Value

PharmaShots

Some companies accept the offered period and open doors to biological drugs or biosimilars. It is the only drug in its class of chemotherapy and is developed from the natural substance found in a sea sponge. As of now, there are no the US FDA approved biosimilars available for Actemra.

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Beating the Big C

Pharmaceutical Technology

Demand for treatment The American Cancer Society estimates that over 12 million new cancer cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2007. “Companies used to be universally protected by patents but there is a pathway to approval opening up for biosimilar legislation. . And are we getting any closer to beating the Big C?