Inflectra Launch Prep Continues Post-Deadline, Pfizer Says

The 180-day notification period has passed for biosimilar of Celltrion's Remicade, but Pfizer seems to be aiming for an at-risk launch sometime this year.

Preparations for Pfizer Inc.'s launch of Celltrion Inc.'s Remicade biosimilar in the US continue, although are not ready for execution yet.

Pfizer told the Pink Sheet Oct. 6 that it still plans to launch Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb) this year, even though the...

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