Lilly Gets Second Interchangeable Insulin Glargine In US

Further FDA Approval For Rezvoglar Biosimilar Adds Second Interchangeable Option

Eli Lilly has been granted an interchangeability designation by the US FDA for its Rezvoglar insulin glargine biosimilar, matching the designation previously granted for Viatris’ Semglee.

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Lilly’s Rezvoglar has been approved as interchangeable by the FDA • Source: Shutterstock

Almost a year after being initially approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, Eli Lilly’s Rezvoglar (insulin glargine-aglr) biosimilar has been granted an interchangeability designation by the regulator, making it the second approved interchangeable insulin product in the US.

Having first been approved by the FDA last December (see sidebar), Rezvoglar – a version of Sanofi’s Lantus – will...

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