Pfizer And Amgen Strike A Deal To Settle US Pegfilgrastim Tussle

Nyvepria Biosimilar Has Been Available For More Than A Year

Pfizer’s Nyvepria biosimilar was the fourth pegfilgrastim biosimilar approved by the FDA, despite ongoing litigation from originator Amgen. The biosimilar sponsor has cleared any niggling legal issues by settling litigation over a US patent directed at methods of protein purification.

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Pfizer launched Nyvepria more than a year ago • Source: Shutterstock: New Africa

Pfizer’s Hospira has cleared any possible repercussions from the ‘at-risk’ launch of its biosimilar pegfilgrastim product, Nyvepria (pegfilgrastim-apgf), after itself and originator Amgen submitted a stipulation to dismiss all claims and counterclaims litigation.

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