Fresenius launches Actemra biosimilar in USA

16 April 2024
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Germany’s Fresenius (ETR: FRE) - via its operating company Fresenius Kabi - has announced the immediate US availability of Tyenne (tocilizumab-aazg), a biosimilar of Roche’s (ROG: SIX) Actemra (tocilizumab).

Tyenne, for use in the treatment of chronic autoimmune diseases, is available in an intravenous (IV) formulation.

Reference drug Actemra earned more than 1.2 billion Swiss francs ($1.39 billion) in sales in the USA in 2023, and 2.6 billion francs globally.

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