XTalks

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Amgen’s Amjevita, the first biosimilar version of AbbVie’s blockbuster arthritis injection Humira (adalimumab), has finally hit the market this week after fetching US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval back in 2016. Alvotech’s biosimilar is pending FDA approval. Amjevita Launch: Cost Savings, But for Whom?

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XTalks

JUNE 12, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to four of Medtronic’s cardiovascular product offerings, further expanding the company’s foothold in this sector. Internationally, Medtronic expanded its MiniMed 780G insulin pump and Guardian 4 sensor. It also plans to launch these products in the US.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Biosimilar competition to AbbVie’s big-selling Humira drug in the US has just been ratcheted up by the FDA approval of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo – which can be substituted for the reference drug without any prescriber intervention.

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Pharmacy Checkers

OCTOBER 9, 2020

There is no end to my fascination over the new authorized pathways for wholesale and personal importation of lower cost drugs from Canada and many other counties. Last week, I wrote about the request for proposals from HHS on personal drug importation; the week prior, about the certification of Section 804 for wholesale imports from Canada.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 13, 2021

I’ll also show you why their top scientists are now saying that this breakthrough treatment could replace traditional medical approaches for a wide range of painful conditions… What this means is that you can now say goodbye to your daily aches and pains without harmful drugs or having to resort to painful surgery. he continued.

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Pharmacy Checkers

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

On behalf of Prescription Justice, I submitted comments to the FDA in response to its request for public comments on its draft guidance called: “Importation of Certain FDA-Approved Human Prescription Drugs, Including Biological Products, under Section 801(d)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Draft Guidance for Industry.”.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Starting in January, multiple biosimilars of AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira are set to flood the US pharmaceutical market. While small molecule drugs can be remade into identical generics, biologics are more complex. There are seven FDA-approved Humira biosimilars, of which Amgen’s Amjevita will be launched in January.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Nonetheless, the hearing did highlight important facts and problems about drug pricing in the US, putting the pharma CEOs in the hot seat. Sanders pointed out GoFundMe pages that patients had to set up to try to afford expensive drugs. Melissa Barber who has estimated that it costs just $18 to manufacture a year’s supply of the drug.

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Pharmacy Checkers

MARCH 11, 2020

Below is a copy of Gabriel Levitt’s comments on the FDA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Importation of Prescription Drugs” that were submitted Monday, March 9th, 2020. Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Importation of Prescription Drugs, FDA-2019-N-5711, 84 Fed. counterparts.

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