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Mar. 28, 2015

Sandoz to Amgen: 'We don't want to dance'

A recent ruling cleared the way for the first biosimilar of a biologic product sold in the United States. By Stephen M. Hankins


By Stephen M. Hankins


On March 19, U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg denied Amgen Inc.'s request for a preliminary injunction barring a generic version of Neupogen, which had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in early March. Amgen v. Sandoz, 14-04741 (N.D. Cal.).


This ruling cleared the way for the Sandoz companies to launch the first biosimilar of a biologic product sold in the United States. The ruling also created...

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