Lilly's Basaglar Insulin Glargine Will Be US Blockbuster
• By Aidan Fry
With second-quarter sales of over $232m in the US, Eli Lilly's Basaglar hybrid insulin glargine is close to becoming a $1bn blockbuster on a proforma annual basis. Global sales of the brand are already tracking well ahead of $1bn.
Amgen told investors during its 1 May first-quarter earnings call that its Pavblu biosimilar to Eylea 2mg had flown out of the gates, while Regeneron admitted “some difficult news related to our retinal franchise.”
Despite industry-wide uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s interest in pharma-focused tariffs, Hikma has maintained its guidance for the 2025 financial year.
Reflecting increased regulatory pressure and a wider drive towards the reshoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing to the US, Speranza has launched a new generics business called Lotus Therapeutics.