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Published in TZ Latest News 1 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Novartis copycat product takes aim at Amgen’s Enbrel

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Novartis AG (NOVN.VX) unit Sandoz’s regulatory submission for approval of a biosimilar to Amgen Inc’s (AMGN.O) blockbuster Enbrel drug, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday. Etanercept, the drug’s generic name, is a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitor. Sandoz is seeking approval for all indications included in the label of the reference product, which is used to treat a range of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, it said in a statement.