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Australia Lists Celltrion’s Truxima For Cancer

Reimbursement Limited To Chemotherapy Program

 
• By Aidan Fry

Celltrion Healthcare’s Truxima has become the second rituximab biosimilar to be listed on Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule. But unlike Sandoz’ Riximyo version, Truxima is only eligible for oncology indications under a chemotherapy funding scheme.

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Australia has listed Celltrion's Truxima rituximab biosimilar for reimbursement under a chemotherapy program • Source: Shutterstock

Celltrion Healthcare’s Truxima (rituximab) has been listed on Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule from 1 January this year. But unlike Sandoz’ Riximyo rival to Roche’s MabThera reference biologic, Truxima is only listed for oncology use under the PBS’ Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy, or EFC, program that provides funding for chemotherapy drugs that are administered through infusion or injection at public or private hospitals.

Prescriptions for all rituximab brands, including Truxima, Riximyo and MabThera, under the EFC program are subject to streamlined authority. This...

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