adalimumab

The generic and biosimilar company Sandoz, a Novartis (NYSE:SIX) subsidiary, has received FDA approval for its Humira biosimilar Hyrimoz (adalimumab-adaz) injection. AbbVie’s (NYSE:ABBV) megablockbuster Humira is a biologic medication with indications for an array of autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis. Sandoz’s biosimilar will likely be priced significantly lower than Humira’s. This…

Drug sales in 2021 hit record heights, with a handful of pharmaceutical companies handsomely rewarded for creating COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. This roundup of best-selling pharmaceuticals in 2021 highlighted a banner year for the industry. Pfizer alone raked in $36.9 billion in sales from the Comirnaty vaccine it developed jointly with BioNTech. Demand for the…

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) has announced that it has resolved U.S. litigation related to Humira (adalimumab) involving Alvotech Holdings (Reykjavik, Iceland). The two companies have reached an agreement that will give Alvotech a non-exclusive license to AbbVie’s Humira-related patents in the U.S. starting July 1, 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, Alvotech will pay royalties to…

Last year, Humira (adalimumab) was the top-selling drug in the U.S., racking up nearly $20 billion in international sales. Now, Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm) has become the first interchangeable Humira biosimilar. First winning FDA approval in August 2017, Cyltezo is a tumor necrosis factor blocker indicated for everything from arthritis to Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis and…

In a complaint filed in Illinois federal court, AbbVie alleges that the Icelandic biopharma company Alvotech sought to copy its blockbuster biologic Humira (adalimumab).  The lawsuit accuses Alvotech of hiring a former AbbVie employee, Rongzan Ho, to help it develop a copycat version of Humira.  Ho, a team leader of upstream manufacturing for Humira, was…