EU CHMP OKs Imraldi, Samsung Bioepis’ Biosimilar Of AbbVie’s Humira

The EU’s CHMP has given the green light to Imraldi, Samsung Bioepis’ biosimilar version of AbbVie’s blockbuster adalimumab product Humira. If approved by the European Commission, this will be the South Korean company’s third biosimilar anti-TNF alpha product to gain a marketing authorization in the EU.

The European Medicines Agency’s scientific committee, the CHMP, has recommended approval of Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd.’s Imraldi (SB5), a biosimilar version of AbbVie Inc.’s blockbuster TNF-alpha inhibitor, Humira (adalimumab).

The product was OKd for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, pediatric plaque psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa,

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