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Stada to market Gastrofil for Neutropenia in EU

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Last updated:30th Oct 2013
Published:30th Oct 2013
Source: Pharmawand

STADA Arzneimittel AG has in-licensed a filgrastim product from the largest Canadian owned pharmaceutical company Apotex Inc. The biosimilar, marketed under the name Grastofil, received approval from the European Commission for the treatment of Neutropenia in adults. The condition results in an abnormally low number of neutrophil granulocytes, a type of white blood cell that is essential for a functional immune system. Stada shall assume sales of the biosimilar for nearly all EU countries. Sales are planned to commence in 2014.

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