The US pharmacy giant CVS Health is to contract with global biosimilars player Sandoz to commercialize and bring to market its Hyrimoz (adalimumab-adaz) biosimilar to Humira as the first product imagined by the launch of its wholly owned US biosimilars subsidiary called Cordavis.
CVS Lines Up Sandoz’s Adalimumab Biosimilar For US Biosimilars Subsidiary
Hyrimoz 100mg/ml To Launch Q1 2024; Business Will ‘Expand Supply Chain’
CVS feels its newly launched, wholly owned US biosimilars subsidiary called Cordavis is a “logical evolution for us and will help ensure sufficient supply of biosimilars in the US and support this market now and in the future.”

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