FDA approves Eticovo (etanercept-ykro), biosimilar to Enbrel (etanercept) – Drug Information Update

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FDA approved Eticovo (etanercept-ykro), a biosimilar to U.S.-licensed Enbrel (etanercept).

A biosimilar product is a biological product that is approved based on a showing that it is highly similar to an already-FDA approved biological product, known as a reference product. The biosimilar also must be shown to have no clinically meaningful differences in terms of safety and effectiveness from the reference product. 

For more information about biosimilar products, please visit: Biosimilars.