In the last month, the FDA has granted interchangeability status to additional adalimumab biosimilars. Biosimilars with an interchangeable designation may be substituted for the reference product at the pharmacy without intervention of the prescribing health care provider. On May 23, Celltrion announced that the FDA granted an expanded interchangeability designation…
On January 17, 2024, Celltrion announced the U.S. launch of a new, 80 mg/0.8 ml dosage strength of its HUMIRA® biosimilar, YUFLYMA® (adalimumab-aaty). As we previously reported, Celltrion received FDA approval for an 80 mg/0.8 ml dose and a 20 mg/0.2 ml dose on October 4, 2023. Celltrion’s January 2024…
Our readers may recall that ten HUMIRA biosimilars have been licensed to launch, with Amgen’s AMJEVITA the only one to launch to date and nine others set to launch starting in July 2023. On June 1, 2023, Coherus issued a press release announcing “that the company plans to launch YUSIMRY™…
Today Celltrion announced that the FDA approved its biosimilar product, YUFLYMA (adalimumab-aaty), a high-concentration (100mg/mL) and citrate-free formulation of HUMIRA. YUFLYMA is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa. As we previously reported, Celltrion…
Amgen announced today the launch of AMJEVITA (adalimumab-atto), a biosimilar to AbbVie’s HUMIRA (adalimumab), in the United States. AMJEVITA was the first HUMIRA biosimilar approved by the FDA and is now the first to be launched in the United States. AMJEVITA is approved to treat seven inflammatory diseases, including moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis in adults,…
As we ring in the new year, we look back at the top legal developments of 2022 that could influence the market for biologics and biosimilars. There were many interesting decisions and other developments in district court, at the Federal Circuit, and at the PTAB. Below is our recap of…
Alvotech announced yesterday the launch of HUKYNDRA, a high-concentration, low-volume, citrate-free biosimilar to HUMIRA (adalimumab), in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Romania, and Slovenia. Through a strategic partnership with STADA, Alvotech supplies HUKYNDRA (adalimumab) autoinjectors and pre-filled syringes with drug product and drug substance manufactured in its vertically integrated…
Last week, AbbVie held its third quarter 2022 earnings conference call, which included considerable discussion of forthcoming competition with biosimilars to HUMIRA (adalimumab) in 2023. Some highlights below: According to Rick Gonzalez, AbbVie Chairman and CEO, “[t]he current market dynamics do not change our long-term guidance for aesthetics and we…
Celltrion recently announced that it will start selling Yuflyma, an adalimumab biosimilar, in the U.S. in July 2023. The announcement stems from Celltrion’s recently inked patent agreement with AbbVie which allows Celltrion to market a high-concentration formulation of the drug. As a company official stated, “By entering the U.S. market…
In 2021, the FDA’s Purple Book went live, providing a searchable database of licensed biological products, including the patent information provided to biosimilar applicants during the patent dance. Pursuant to a law enacted in late 2020, a reference product sponsor must now provide patent information to FDA for listing in the Purple Book…