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Opinion: Shortages of generic drugs can’t be blamed solely on group purchasing organizations

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In 2021 alone, the use of generic and biosimilar drugs saved $373 billion in health expenditures. More than 90% of prescriptions filled that year were for generics or biosimilars, up from just over 18% the year that Hatch-Waxman was passed. Today, however, generic drugs seem to be a victim of their success.

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EU Biosimilar Regulatory and Launch Updates

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CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion for Aflibercept, Pegfilgrastim Biosimilars: On January 30, 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted positive opinions recommending the grant of marketing authorizationsforthree biosimilar productsAmgens PAVBLU and SKOJOY, and CuraTeQ Biologics DYRUPEG.

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FDA Accepts BLA for Shanghai Henlius Biotech’s HLX11, a Pertuzumab Biosimilar

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Henlius) announced FDA acceptance of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for HLX11, a proposed biosimilar to Genentechs PERJETA. This marks the first U.S.BLAacceptance for a pertuzumab biosimilar, a targeted therapy for select patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. On February 2, 2025, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc.

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Intas Expands Cancer Therapy Biosimilar Portfolio

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UDENYCA , the only biosimilar to Amgens NEULASTA in the United States, is administered the day after chemotherapy treatment to decrease the incidence of infection by febrile neutropenia. The post Intas Expands Cancer Therapy Biosimilar Portfolio appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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Amneal Launches FYLNETRA (pegfilgrastim-pbbk) in the United States

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Last week, Amneal announced the launch of FYLNETRA (pegfilgrastim-pbbk), a biosimilar to Amgen’s NEULASTA, in the United States. Amneal developed FYLNETRA in collaboration with Kashiv Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company located in Chicago, Illinois.

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The top 5 pharma M&A deals of 2020

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Boston, US-based Alexion spent a lot of 2019 arguing the merits of remaining independent, saying that while Soliris is approaching the end of its patent life – with heavyweight competitors like Amgen already eyeing the biosimilar market for the drug – Ultomiris and its pipeline could help drives sales to $9 to $10 billion in 2025.

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Roche’s Herceptin/Perjeta combo product nears EU approval

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The EMA’s human medicines committee has recommended approval of a fixed-dose combination of Roche’s breast cancer drugs Herceptin and Perjeta – part of the company’s defense against Herceptin biosimilars. billion in the same period as biosimilars ate into its market share. billion ($3.2