Cancer and diabetes generic treatments receive positive opinion from EMA’s CHMP

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Cancer and diabetes generic treatments receive positive opinion from EMA’s CHMP

Generics/News | Posted 25/03/2022 0 Post your comment

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) announced on 28 January 2022 that three generic medicines had received a positive opinion from the committee.

The three generic medicines are: dasatinib Accord (dasatinib) and dasatinib Accord Pharma (dasatinib) for the treatment of leukaemia, and vildagliptin/metformin hydrochloride Accord (vildagliptin/metformin hydrochloride) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The dasatinib originator is Sprycel produced by Bristol-Myers Squibb whereas the vildagliptin/metformin hydrochloride originator is made by Novartis and has a variety of brand names including eucreas, icandra and zomarist [1].

The three generic medicines are all produced by India-based generics maker Accord Healthcare (a subsidiary of Intas Pharmaceuticals). Accord’s teriparatide biosimilar Sondelbay, also received a positive opinion from the committee in the announcement [2].

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References
1. GaBI Online - Generics and Biosimilars Initiative. Generics applications under review by EMA January 2022 [www.gabionline.net]. Mol, Belgium: Pro Pharma Communications International; [cited 2022 Mar 25]. Available from: www.gabionline.net/generics/general/generics-applications-under-review-by-ema-january-2022
2. GaBI Online - Generics and Biosimilars Initiative. EMA recommends approval of teriparatide and pegfilgrastim biosimilars [www.gabionline.net]. Mol, Belgium: Pro Pharma Communications International; [cited 2022 Mar 25]. Available from: www.gabionline.net/biosimilars/news/ema-recommends-approval-of-teriparatide-and-pegfilgrastim-biosimilars

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