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FDA Approves First Biosimilar Product Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz)
Posted 6 Mar 2015 by Drugs.com
March 6, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz), the first biosimilar product approved in the United States. Biological products are generally derived from a living organism. They can come from many sources, including humans, animals, microorganisms or yeast. A biosimilar product is a biological product that is approved based on a showing that it ...
Biosimilars in 2015 - What Can We Expect?
Posted 7 Jan 2015 by Drugs.com
On Wednesday, January 7th, the FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee unanimously recommended approval of Sandoz’s EP2006, a biosimilar for filgrastim (Neupogen). EP2006 is a recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor used to boost white blood cells after cancer treatments that deplete these necessary infection-fighting cells. If FDA-approved, this would be the first true biosimilar in the ...
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