NOW AVAILABLE: ZIEXTENZO (pegfilgrastim-bmez)
- Katrina Williams
- November 14, 2019
- News
Sandoz Inc., a division of Novartis, is pleased to announce that Sandoz Inc. has received FDA approval for ZIEXTENZO (pegfilgrastim-bmez). As you may be aware, ZIEXTENZO, a biosimilar of Neulasta®, is a long-acting G-CSF indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia.
With the approval of ZIEXTENZO, Sandoz is the first and only company to offer a short- and long-acting G-CSF biosimilar portfolio supported by manufacturing experience and robust patient services.
ZIEXTENZO is a leukocyte growth factor indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia.
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