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On 20 December 2024, Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Assessment Committee (PBAC) published the outcomes considered at its November 2024 meeting.

The following biosimilars were recommended for listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS):

Sandoz...

On 20 December 2024, the UPC Court of Appeal denied Alexion preliminary injunctions against Samsung Bioepis and Amgen in relation to the sale of biosimilars to Alexion’s Soliris® (eculizumab) in the EU.  Alexion had originally filed the proceedings in the UPC against Samsun...

On 20 December 2024, Fresenius Kabi announced that it had entered into a licensing agreement with SamChunDang Pharm (SCD) to exclusively commercialise South Korean developed SCD-411, biosimilar to Regeneron’s Eylea® (aflibercept), in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Ch...

On 19 December 2024, New Zealand’s Pharmac issued a media release requesting feedback on proposals to fund six medicines for cancer and antibiotic resistant infections from 1 April 2025, which includes: 

BMS’ Opdivo® (nivolumab) and Yervoy® (ipilimumab) (in combina...

On 18 December 2024, Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) published its agenda for the May 2025 Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) meeting.  

The May 2025 agenda lists 8 biologics for consideration, 3 of which are listed for new PBS additio...

On 17 December 2024, Gilead Sciences announced that the US FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) for the treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) whose disease has progressed...

On 17 December 2024, Eli Lilly announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved its donanemab-azbt Kisunla® (350 mg/20 mL every four weeks injection for IV infusion) for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in ...