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Truxima interchangeability granted for rituximab
- Sponsor
- Celltrion
- Drug
- Truxima · rituximab
- Indication
- blood cancer
FDA grants interchangeability status to Celltrion's Truxima (rituximab), the first biosimilar to achieve this designation.
What this means
Truxima is a biosimilar version of the cancer drug rituximab, an antibody that targets a specific protein on certain immune cells. The FDA has now designated Truxima as interchangeable with its reference product, Rituxan. This means pharmacists in most states can automatically substitute Truxima for Rituxan without consulting the prescriber, potentially increasing access and lowering costs for patients with blood cancers.
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