FDA approves second biosimilar

April 7, 2016

THE US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to Inflectra (inflimax-dyyb) for a range of indications. Inflectra is a biosimilar to Janssen Biotech’s Remicade (infliximab) which was first licensed in 1988. Under the new FDA approval Inflectra can be prescribed for the treatment of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psioratic arthritis and chronic severe plaque psoriasis.

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FDA approves second biosimilar

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