Cipla, Guojian launch first biosimilar Enbrel in India
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Cipla has launched the first cut-price etanercept, a biosimilar version of Amgen's Enbrel, in India under an alliance with Shanghai CP Guojian Pharmaceutical, marking the Indian generic company's much anticipated entry into the biologics space.
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