Pfizer Biosimilars Sales Hit $1.5bn In 2020 As US Revenues Double

Three Oncology Launches Help Drive Growth In US

Pfizer’s US biosimilars sales approached $1bn last year, following a number of launches and continued uptake for key products, while revenues in international markets, especially Europe, also increased.

Pfizer New Branding
Pfizer entered the new year with a new logo, switching from the blue, pill-shaped oval used for the past 70 years. • Source: Pfizer

Launching Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr), Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr) and Trazimera (trastuzumab-qyyp) in the US early in 2020, coupled with extraordinary uptake for Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx), saw sales of Pfizer’s biosimilars in the US double to $899m last year.

With Pfizer continuing to branch out in developed and emerging markets, on top of further strength in Europe, total biosimilars...

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