US Insurer United Rewards Amgen’s Early Entry With Bevacizumab And Trastuzumab

 
• By Aidan Fry
  
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Amgen’s Mvasi and Kanjinti alternatives to Roche’s Avastin bevacizumab and Herceptin trastuzumab brands will from 1 October be preferred by plans administered by the largest US health insurer, UnitedHealthcare.

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Major US health insurer UnitedHealthcare will soon prefer Amgen's becacizumab and trastuzumab biosimilars • Source: Shutterstock

Amgen’s decision to launch its Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) and Kanjinti (trastuzumab-anns) biosimilars ‘at risk’ in the US during ongoing patent litigation has been rewarded by leading US insurer UnitedHealthcare. The owner of the OptumRx pharmacy benefit manager will from 1 October to give Mvasi and Kanjinti preferred coverage as specialty injectables under its commercial, community and Medicare Advantage plans.

From the same date, the insurer will for the same group of members prefer Sandoz’ Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz) to its rival...

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