Pfizer Eyes Three Oncology Biosimilar Launches In 2019 As Sterile Injectables Problems Persist

Pfizer’s long-standing sterile injectable supply and manufacturing issues pummelled respective sales in the US in 2018. But the US-based multinational is eyeing a string of oncology biosimilar launches in 2019, which could see biosimilar sales tick past US$1 billion.

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Pfizer is “looking forward” to launching up to three oncology biosimilars this year and receiving as many as four US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) biosimilar approvals, management told investors during the debut earnings call of newly-instated group chief executive officer Albert Bourla.

Angela Hwang, group president of the newly-created Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group, also doubled down on previous comments that the company anticipated...

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