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Roche Launches Eylea Competitor Vabysmo In India On The Heels Of Ocrevus

Seeks To Drive Access

 
• By Vibha Ravi

Roche is stepping up its game in India with the launch of blockbuster Vabysmo (faricimab), closely on the heels of Ocrevus (ocrelizumab). It hopes to drive access for the nAMD and DME drug via government procurement and insurance schemes and tiered pricing.

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Roche Holding AG’s blockbuster drug Vabysmo (faricimab), has been launched in India just over a year after its commercialization in the US and unlike a few other global firms which have roped in Indian marketing partners for different products, Roche’s own subsidiary will hold the reins for Vabysmo, at least for now.

The bi-specific antibody to treat wet or neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) has quickly climbed up Roche’s rankings for largest-selling drugs in the US,

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