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Sarilumab, sold under the brand name Kevzara, is a human monoclonal antibody medication against the interleukin-6 receptor. [6] Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi developed the drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for which it received US FDA approval on 22 May 2017 and European Medicines Agency approval on 23 June 2017.
Rank Brand Name(s) Generic Name Sales Q1 2014 Sales ($000) Change from Q4 2013 Company(ies) Disease/Medical Use First Approval Date Patent Expiration Date [6] [7]; 1: Abilify
Filgrastim is a recombinant form of the naturally occurring granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). [21] It works by stimulating the body to increase neutrophil production. [21] Filgrastim was approved for medical use in the United States in 1991. [21] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Nine of them cost more than $2 million. A tenth, approved in November, is predicted to run about $3.8 million, just shy of the most expensive, also approved last year, which costs $4.25 million a ...
Lilly said patients could purchase higher-dose 7.5 milligram and 10mg vials of Zepbound for $499 a month on the LillyDirect website. ... They now cost $349 and $499 a month through LillyDirect ...
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American biotechnology company headquartered in Westchester County, New York.The company was founded in 1988. [2] Originally focused on neurotrophic factors and their regenerative capabilities, giving rise to its name, the company branched out into the study of both cytokine and tyrosine kinase receptors, which gave rise to their first product, which is a ...
Within the year of 2014, the cost of prescriptions had increased by at least 11.4% and 58% within the last eight years. The average cost for a month supply of brand-name drugs can run up to a couple of hundred US dollars, whereas in Canada and Great Britain the same medication could cost up to $40 US dollars.
Sandoz's Zarxio is biosimilar to Amgen's Neupogen (filgrastim), which was originally licensed in 1991. This is the first product to be passed under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI Act), which was passed as part of the Affordable Healthcare Act.