Australian Advisors Will Ponder Sandoz’ Pegfilgrastim And Pfizer’s Trastuzumab

 
• By Aidan Fry
  
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A body that advises Australia’s Department of Health on reimbursement will in November consider listing applications for Sandoz’ Ziextenzo pegfilgrastim candidate and well as for Pfizer’s recently authorized Trazimera trastuzumab brand.

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Australian reimbursement may be on the cards for Sandoz' Ziextenzo and Pfizer's Trazimera • Source: Shutterstock

An Australian advisory body will consider reimbursement terms for Sandoz’ prospective Ziextenzo pegfilgrastim biosimilar when it next convenes in November. Also on the November agenda of the country’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee will be a requested listing for the Trazimera (trastuzumab) oncology biosimilar for which Pfizer has just secured Australian marketing authorizations in 60mg and 150mg powder for injection formulations. The deadline for public comments is 9 October.

Ziextenzo is not yet listed as approved in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. Nevertheless, Sandoz has asked the PBAC...

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