On July 20, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the second biosimilar version of filgrastim. Pfizer's filgrastim biosimilar is named Nivestym™ (filgrastim-aafi). The originator product, Amgen’s Neupogen®, has steep competition from two other products (Sandoz’s Zarxio® [filgrastim-sndz] and Teva’s Granix® (tbo-filgrastim]). Granix was approved as a follow-on biologic, before the biosimilar pathway was … Continue reading Pfizer Gets FDA’s Green Light on Its Filgrastim Biosimilar
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Evidence to Support Zarxio Use Presented at AMCP
Researchers studied the effect of a step edit, requiring the use of either Zarxio or Granix first, and its effect on utilization trends and cost savings among 2.7 million covered lives.
