Pfizer Sets The Stage For A Biosimilar Showdown Over Exclusive Contracts
Executive Summary
Pfizer filed a lawsuit against J&J over its efforts to block sales of Pfizer's biosimilar Inflectra through exclusive contracting for Remicade. The suit claims J&J coerced payers by vowing to withhold all Remicade rebates if any Inflectra is reimbursed. J&J says Pfizer has failed to show the value of Inflectra.
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