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On 4 April 2024, each of Teva Pharmaceuticals and Fresenius Kabi-owned mAbxience announced a strategic licensing agreement relating to an unnamed biosimilar which is already in development for the treatment of multiple oncology conditions.  The deal covers multiple markets,...

The Korea Biomedical Review reported that, on 3 April 2024, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved Regeneron’s and Bayer’s Eylea® (aflibercept) 8mg intravitreal injection for the treatment of nAMD and DME.
High Dose Eylea® has previously been approved in...

On 3 April 2024, Australia’s PBAC published the July 2024 Meeting Agenda.  On the list of drugs seeking to be PBS reimbursed is Sandoz’s high concentration Hyrimoz®, biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab).  Hyrimoz® is currently PBS-listed in a 40mg/0.8mL form and reim...

On 2 April 2024, Hangzhou Jiuyan Gene Engineering announced the acceptance of its Chinese application for JiyoutaiTM, biosimilar to Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic® (semaglutide), for type 2 diabetes.  This application is reportedly the first in PRC for a semaglutide biosimilar.

On 2 April 2024, Korea Biomedical Review reported Samsung Bioepis’ Korean launch of Epysqli®, biosimilar to AstraZeneca’s Soliris® (eculizumab), with a 30% price reduction.  Soliris®, developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals and marketed by AstraZeneca, is used for the treatmen...

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has updated its register of prescription medicines under evaluation adding 11 new medicines which were accepted for review between February and March 2024.  Amongst others, the register shows:
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On 28 March 2024, the Korea IT Times reported the US launch of Celltrion’s pediatric 20mg Yuflyma®, biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira® (adalimumab), for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune disease. Three Yuflyma® dosage forms are now available in the US, with an 80mg dose lau...

Astellas announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) accepted its supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for enfortumab vedotin and Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) combination therapy for adult patients with previously untreated locally adv...