Banner Life Sciences’ Tecfidera Rival Gets Tentative Approval (2)

Jan. 2, 2019, 4:09 PM UTCUpdated: Jan. 2, 2019, 7:09 PM UTC

Banner Life Sciences LLC says full approval of its drug Bafiertam for treating relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis is expected no later than June 20, 2020, following the expiration of a patent covering Biogen Inc.'s blockbuster drug Tecfidera.

Banner said Jan. 2 it received tentative approval for its new drug application in a letter in mid-November. Bafiertam is not a generic version of Tecfidera. Bafiertam is a novel fumarate bioequivalent alternative to Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate).

Tecfidera has been a huge revenue-producer for Biogen, racking up U.S. sales of $1.55 billion in the first six months of 2018.

Banner’s drug will ...

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