Celltrion launches Avtozma IV in USA
Following regulatory approval earlier this year, South Korean firm Celltrion’ (Kosdaq: 068270) Avtozma (tocilizumab-anoh) intravenous (IV) formulation is now available to patients in the USA.
Avtozma IV is approved for all same indications as the reference product Roche’s (ROG: SIX) Actemra (tocilizumab), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), giant cell arteritis (GCA), polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA), systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and cytokine release syndrome (CRS). It will be available in all the same formulations currently provided by Actemra IV. The available presentations are 80mg/4 mL (20 mg/mL), 200mg/10 mL (20 mg/mL), 400mg/20 mL ( 20mg/mL) in single-dose vials.
Actemra generated full-year 2024 sales of 1,331 million francs ($1,358 million) in the USA.
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