Amgen Expects Quick, Broad Adoption Of Tezspire In Severe Asthma

Company says new asthma drug partnered with AstraZeneca will offer a new therapy option for severe patients with low eosinophil counts. The firms will provide launch plans in January.

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Tezspire offers a new therapeutic option for severe asthma patients with low eosinophil counts

Amgen, Inc. and AstraZeneca PLC think their newly approved biologic therapy for severe asthma, Tezspire, will open a door to better treatment for an underserved patient population and are planning an early 2022 rollout of the product, which will take on Sanofi/Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s market leader Dupixent (dupilumab).

Pricing and launch date are not yet available, but Amgen executives told Scrip the respiratory field is excited about a...

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