A lawsuit filed by Pfizer Inc. against Johnson & Johnson over its defensive Remicade (infliximab) contracting will be a significant commercial test for the US biosimilar market. The lawsuit could have implications for how far brand manufacturers can go when it comes to protecting their blockbuster franchises through payer contracts, and whether or not biosimilars will have the chance to make substantial inroads in competitive markets.
Pfizer announced Sept. 20 that it filed suit against J&J in the US District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania over what it calls anticompetitive practices that have denied patients access to its own version of infliximab, Inflectra, and undermined price competition in the emerging biosimilar market
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