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European Commission Authorizes Ranluspec Strengthening Sandoz Ophthalmology Portfolio and Biosimilar Strategy

(IN BRIEF) The European Commission has approved Ranluspec, a ranibizumab biosimilar developed by Lupin and commercialized by Sandoz, for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration and several other retinal disorders. The therapy has demonstrated comparable efficacy and safety to … Read the full press release

The European Commission approved Novartis drug Lucentis as first effective anti-VEGF treatment for myopic choroidal neovascularization

Lucentis® (ranibizumab) is the first licensed therapy to improve vision in patients with visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularization secondary to pathologic myopia Pivotal trial shows average visual acuity improvement of up to 14 letters at one year with a median of … Read the full press release