Several Biosimilars of Humira Launched This Month With Varying WACs

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July 13

As expected, early July saw the launch of multiple biosimilars of AbbVie Inc.’s Humira (adalimumab). Most of them launched with wholesale acquisition costs (WACs) just slightly less than that of the reference drug, but a few undercut that price fairly significantly.

Of the seven agents — including a branded and an unbranded version of Hyrimoz (adalimumab-adaz) from Sandoz, a division of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., that will be spun off into a new publicly traded standalone company in the second half of this year — five launched with a WAC 5% off Humira’s $6,922 price tag:

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Angela Maas

Angela Maas

Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy (formerly called Specialty Pharmacy News) since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at HemAware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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