AbbVie Pinpoints US Humira Erosion At 37% In 2023

With adalimumab biosimilars now on market in the US, AbbVie said it expects sales erosion this year toward the lower end of its previous guidance, with pricing comprising the larger portion of the hit.

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With the first Humira biosimilar on the US market, AbbVie addressed investor concerns • Source: Shutterstock

Ten days after the first Humira biosimilar reached the US market, AbbVie Inc. is giving investors a definitive sense of what US revenue erosion will be for its top-seller in 2023 – 37% – with CEO Richard Gonzalez saying “the vast majority of that will be [from] price.”

Amgen, Inc. launched Amjevita, the first US Food and Drug Administration-approved biosimilar of adalimumab, on 31 January with two...

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