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Semglee's Boost On Express Scripts Formulary Reflects Interchangeability – And Rebates

Viatris’s Insulin Biosimilar Gets Preferred Status

 
• By Cathy Kelly

First interchangeable insulin biosimilar gains preferred status on one of the largest national formularies in the US.

Semglee Experience May Illuminate The Power Of Interchangeability Relative To Rebates • Source: Alamy

Viatris Inc.’s newly christened interchangeable biosimilar Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) will move to preferred status on pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts’ largest national formulary for 2022, in what could be an important commercial advance for the nearly 14 month-old product.

Semglee was awarded interchangeability with Sanofi’s Lantus by the US Food and Drug Administration in July, about a year...

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