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9 March 2015Americas

US FDA approves first biosimilar, keeps quiet on naming standards

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sandoz’s cancer product Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz) on Friday (March 6)—the first biosimilar to be rubber stamped in the US.

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