FDA Pipeline preview, April 2009 (alglucosidase alfa, bosentan, cetuximab, doxepin, telavancin, quetiapine extended-release, oxycodone/niacin, EUR-1073)

Coherus will launch Yusimry in July with a list price of $995 per carton (2 x 40 mg/0.8 mL autoinjectors); “the lowest price announced to date of any adalimumab offering in the United States,” the company said.

Miebo is the first and only prescription eye drop approved for dry eye disease (DED) that directly targets tear evaporation.

Lifileucel is a polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy designed for patients with advanced melanoma who have experienced progression after previous treatment with anti-PD-1/L1 therapy and targeted therapy.

Inpefa (sotagliflozin) is in the SGLT inhibitor class recommended as first-line treatment for heart failure by the American Heart Association and other groups. Jardiance (empaglifozin), a competitor in that class, has a list price of $570.48 for a month's supply.

The frequency of drug manufacturer coupon utilization is associated with more market competition—but not patients’ out-of-pocket costs.

More than 11.6 million treatment courses of the medication have been prescribed in the U.S. to date.