JnJ Not Sweating Remicade Biosimilar Approval

Johnson & Johnson Inc. does not expect a biosimilar rival to its blockbuster tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor Remicade (infliximab) will launch in the US this year, despite the FDA approval of Celltrion Inc.'s Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb) April 5, and it remains comfortable with the growth outlook for pharmaceuticals.