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Diabetes medication pioglitazone topped the list of the fastest-rising UK generics prices in April, according to market researcher WaveData.
Aurobindo’s run of biosimilar registration successes continues, with the firm’s CuraTeQ subsidiary picking up approval for its Zefylti version of filgrastim in the UK.
After being refused an injunction as part of ongoing litigation over a private-label ustekinumab biosimilar being marketed in the US by Sandoz and Samsung Bioepis, Stelara originator Johnson & Johnson is continuing to pursue an appeal. However, newly-unsealed court documents suggest the brand company had demonstrated a likelihood of success - and reveal further details about the case, including the identity of the PBM involved and why the injunction request was denied.
Unveiling a new name for its generics business, Hikma has at the same time set out medium-term financial goals for its business that include three-year growth objectives for its sales and profits, as well as aiming at a $5bn turnover target by 2030.
As the US biosimilars market moves into its second decade, urgent changes are needed at the FDA if biosimilars are to meet their full potential, according to Biosimilars Forum chief executive Julie Reed.
A free trade agreement between the UK and India could offer “significant benefits for the generic and biosimilar sectors,” Medicines UK believes. The off-patent industry association has also suggested further avenues for collaboration between the two governments.