On 9/23/16: FDA approved Amjevita (Humira biosimilar)

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Amjevita (adalimumab-atto) as a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab) for multiple inflammatory diseases.

Amjevita is approved for the following indications in adult patients:

• moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis;
• active psoriatic arthritis;
• active ankylosing spondylitis (an arthritis that affects the spine);
• moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease;
• moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis; and
• moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

…Amjevita is biosimilar to Humira. It has been approved as a biosimilar, not as an interchangeable product.

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