Will Eli Lilly’s Rezvoglar Be Able To Compete With Interchangeable Semglee?

FDA Approves Second Insulin Glargine Biosimilar Rival To Lantus

The FDA has approved the second biosimilar insulin glargine rival to Lantus, in the form of Eli Lilly’s Rezvoglar. However, Viatris’ recently relaunched Semglee version has an interchangeability designation on its side.

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How will non-interchangeable Rezvoglar fare against Semglee? • Source: Brain light / Alamy Stock Photo

A second biosimilar rival to Sanofi’s Lantus (insulin glargine) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in the form of Eli Lilly’s Rezvoglar (insulin glargine-aglr) 3ml pre-filled pens.

While Lilly has not so far commented on launch plans for the long-acting human insulin analog, the product’s approval comes...

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