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Coherus Delivers With Pegfilgrastim Autoinjector Launch

New Version Of Udenyca US Neulasta Biosimilar Comes Ahead Of On-Body Device

 
• By Dave Wallace

Amid increasing competition on biosimilar pegfilgrastim in the US, Coherus is looking to bolster its position with the launch of an Udenyca autoinjector presentation, while it awaits approval for a rival to Amgen’s Neulasta Onpro on-body injector device later this year.

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Coherus is looking to stand out among a host of pegfilgrastim biosimilars • Source: Shutterstock

Coherus BioSciences has delivered on the first part of a plan to differentiate itself from rival pegfilgrastim biosimilars in the US by launching an autoinjector version of its existing Udenyca (pegfilgrastim-cbqv) rival to Neulasta.

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