Samsung and Biogen next to seek share of Humira spoils in EU

17 October 2018
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On Tuesday, the world’s biggest-selling prescription drug lost patent exclusivity in Europe, the second largest pharma market.

Humira (adalimumab), the arthritis drug from AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), generated sales totaling $18.4 billion for the US drugmaker last year.

"We look forward to increasing patient access to this important medicine by leveraging our industry-leading position in the European anti-TNF market"

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