France Adds Five Pegfilgrastims To Biosimilar Equivalence List

Five pegfilgrastim biosimilars have been added to a newly-created group in France’s list of similar biologics, with Neulasta as the reference brand. At the same time, the country’s ANSM medicines agency has also added further biosimilars to the list against other already-listed biologic brands, and has also created new generic groups for three molecules in its répertoire of generic equivalents.

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Five Pegfilgrastim Biosimilars Have Joined France’s Equivalence Listing • Source: Shutterstock

Five biosimilar versions of pegfilgrastim – Accord’s Pelgraz, Coherus’ Udenyca, Sandoz’ Ziextenzo, Mylan’s Fulphila and Mundipharma’s Pelmeg – have been added to France’s list of similar biologics. All five have been listed against Amgen’s Neulasta as the reference brands for a newly-created similarity group by local medicines agency ANSM.

At the same time, Mylan’s Hulio (adalimumab) and Ogivri (trastuzumab) biosimilars have been added to the list against already-included reference...

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