Drugmaker partners Organon and Samsung Bioepis said on Saturday that they had launched a far cheaper copycat version of AbbVie’s blockbuster arthritis drug Humira, while two other drugmakers entered the market with much more modest discounts to the branded medicine's list price.
July 1 - Drugmaker partners Organon and Samsung Bioepis said on Saturday that they had launched a far cheaper copycat version of AbbVie’s
The copycat drug called Hadlima will be listed at $1,038 per month, representing an 85% discount of Humira’s current $6,922 monthly price, the companies said. Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim later said it released its rival version of Humira, Cyltezo, at a 5% to 7% price cut from the list price of the branded medicine.
Organon and Samsung Bioepis did not say if they had struck deals with pharmacy benefit managers , which negotiate insurance coverage on behalf of large employers and health insurance plans, to secure reimbursement of Hadlima for patients.
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