Hospira launches first biosimilar MAb Inflectra (infliximab) in major European markets
US injectable generics and biosimilars major Hospira (NYSE: HSP) says it has launched the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody (MAb), Inflectra (infliximab), in major European markets.
Inflectra, a biosimilar version of now off-patent reference product Remicade from US health care giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK; which has marketing rights outside the USA Japan and China), is licensed for the treatment of inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, adult and pediatric Crohn's disease, adult and pediatric ulcerative colitis and plaque psoriasis, says Hospira, currently the subject of a $17 billion agreed acquisition by US pharma giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE; The Pharma Letter February 5).
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