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The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform published a Drug Pricing Investigation Staff Report which was scathing regarding AbbVie’s conduct regarding the sale of its blockbuster drugs Humira® (adalimumab) and Imbruvica® (ibrutinib) in pursuing ...

The US Supreme Court declined to hear Novartis’ appeals against a lower court decision which upheld two Amgen patents relating to Enbrel® (etanercept).  Keren Haruvi, President of Sandoz US and Head of North America estimates that a biosimilar etanercept in the US cou...

Prestige BioPharma announced it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Busan City Government for the establishment of a R&D centre in Busan, South Korea.  Prestige announced that the 45,000 m2 centre will house 209 new R&D personnel for the next fiv...

The Government of Quebec announced it would introduce a biosimilar switching program which is expected to generate annual savings of more than CAD$100 million.  All patients in Quebec currently on biologics must switch to a biosimilar by April 12, 2022.  This follows simila...

Sandoz Canada launched Inclunox® (biosimilar enoxaparin sodium) in Canada.

Sarcoidosis News reported a new study demonstrates that patients with sarcoidosis can safely switch from Remicade® (infliximab) or Inflectra® (biosimilar infliximab) to Flixabi® (biosimilar infliximab) and maintain similar clinical benefits.  Infliximab is not indicated for...

Alphapharm received approval for Hulio® (biosimilar adalimumab) in Australia.  Hulio® was approved in a 20mg/0.4mL solution for pre-filled syringe, 40mg/0.8mL solution for pre-filled syringe, and 40mg/0.8mL solution for pre-filled pen.  Viatris launched Hulio® in Canada and...

Celltrion released its Q1 2020 financial results, reporting that YoY sales of Celltrion biosimilars increased by 23%.  Celltrion announced that it is planning to complete Ph III trials of biosimilar bevacizumab in the first half of 2021, and that ustekinumab, aflibercept, o...