On May 21, 2025, Sandoz announced the commercial launch in Europe of its PYZCHIVA® (ustekinumab) autoinjector, “the first ustekinumab biosimilar in Europe commercially available in an autoinjector.” PYZCHIVA®—a biosimilar of Janssen’s STELARA®—is approved for the treatment of adults with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic
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HyClone Seeks to Quash Amgen’s Subpoena Issued in Amgen/Accord Denosumab BPCIA Litigation
On May 14, 2025, HyClone Laboratories, LLC (“HyClone”) filed a Motion to Quash in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, seeking to quash Amgen Inc.’s (“Amgen”) subpoena to HyClone issued in Amgen’s denosumab BPCIA case against Accord.…
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On May 5, 2025, Teva and Alvotech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved SELARSDI (ustekinumab-aekn) injection as an interchangeable biosimilar to the reference product STELARA (ustekinumab). SELARSDI is approved for all indications matching the reference product,…