EMA ‘Yes’ For Pegfilgrastim Biosimilars Spells End For Neulasta’s EU Stronghold

Approval of the first pegfilgrastim biosimilars in the EU would mark the start of a period of accelerated sales declines for Amgen's Neulasta but the outlook for the blockbuster bio-originator is not necessarily bleak.

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Amgen's EU pegfilgrastim stronghold faces biosimilar attack • Source: Shutterstock

Coherus BioSciences and Accord Healthcare/Intas are set to become the first companies to break Amgen Inc.’s stronghold of the pegfilgrastim market in Europe.

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