Pfizer's Epogen Biosimilar Retacrit Launches At 33% Off In A US Market Where Amgen's Already Competitive

Retacrit – a biosimilar of Amgen's Epogen and J&J's Procrit – will launch at aggressive discounts to the original anemia products in a market where Amgen's already proven there's a tough fight for market share.

Sterile bottles and ampoules on the dispensing line.Sealed ampoules with medicine.Sterile capsules for injection. Bottles on the bottling line of the pharmaceutical plant.

Pfizer Inc. said on Nov. 14 that it launched the anemia drug Retacrit – the first US biosimilar for Amgen Inc.'s Epogen and Johnson & Johnson's Procrit – at 33.5% and 57.1% discounts, respectively, to the reference products as it gears up to win share in a market where competition already is fierce.

Epogen (epoetin alfa) sales have been in decline for the past few years due to biosimilars outside the US and...

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