Global pharma major Lupin Limited on Friday announced that it has received approval from Health Canada for its biosimilar Pegfilgrastim. This product will be marketed under the brand name Armlupeg and manufactured at Lupin’s Biotech facility in Pune, India.
According to the company’s statement, Pegfilgrastim is a Pegylated form of the recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) analogue Filgrastim. Pegfilgrastim prefilled syringes are indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-neoplastic drugs.
“We are committed to providing affordable and high-quality treatment to our patients. The Health Canada approval for Armlupeg strengthens our ability to support Canadian patients with this mainstay treatment,” Nilesh Gupta, Managing Director, Lupin said in a statement.
The drug is used to reduce the chance of infection in people who have certain types of cancer and are receiving chemotherapy medications.
“Biosimilars play an important role providing access to cancer treatment and supportive care. We are happy to receive our second biosimilar approval in Canada and look forward to maintaining this momentum with additional launches in regulated markets,” Dr. Cyrus Karkaria, President, Biotech Division said.
