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Mylan And Biocon Introduce Fulphila In Australia

Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar Is Partnership’s Third Australian Launch

 
• By Dave Wallace

Mylan and Biocon have launched their Fulphila biosimilar version of pegfilgrastim in Australia, marking the pair’s third local biosimilar launch under their partnership.

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Mylan and Biocon are celebrating their Australia launch • Source: Shutterstock

Mylan and Biocon have launched their Fulphila (pegfilgrastim) rival to Neulasta in Australia. The biosimilar – which is approved by the country’s Therapeutic Goods Administration for treating cancer patients following chemotherapy to decrease the duration of severe neutropenia and reduce the incidence of infections as manifested by febrile neutropenia – is immediately available on Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from Mylan’s Alphapharm affiliate.

“The approval of Fulphila was based on a comprehensive package of analytical, non-clinical and clinical data, which confirmed that the product is highly similar to Neulasta and no clinically meaningful differences in terms of safety and efficacy exist,” the firms commented, adding that “a

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