Kabi Shares Thoughts On Interchangeability, High-Concentration Humira

Follows Launch Of US Idacio Biosimilar Last Month; Tocilizumab EMA Opinion

Fresenius Kabi’s management spoke about the company’s revamped reporting segments for the second quarter, alongside its latest endeavors in biosimilars.

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Fresenius Kabi AG has indicated that it is much more interested for now in gaining approval for a high-concentration formulation of its Idacio (adalimumab-aacf) biosimilar in the US over securing a proposed designation for interchangeability with its reference product Humira (adalimumab).

Speaking with investors as the Fresenius group presented its second-quarter financial results, Fresenius CEO Michael Sen answered “not yet” when asked if the company had given any thought to

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