A month ago, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) felt the sting of a somewhat surprising disappointment. Its biosimilar version of Herceptin, the popular breast cancer drug from Roche Holding AG (OTCMKTS:RHHBY), was rejected by the FDA.Biosimilar drugs are nearly-identical copies of a competitor’s product. It was a blow not just because Herceptin generated sales of more than $7 billion last year, but because it put the viability of Pfizer’s entire biosimilar program into question. …read more
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