- Application under evaluation
- CHMP opinion
- European Commission decision
Overview
On 16 February 2020, the marketing authorisation of Lifmior (etanercept) ceased to be valid in the European Union (EU). The cessation of validity is due to the fact that the marketing authorisation holder, Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, had not marketed Lifmior in the EU since its initial marketing authorisation. In accordance with provisions of the sunset clause1, the marketing authorisation of the medicinal product lapsed as the product had not been marketed in any of the EU Member States within three years of its initial authorisation. Pfizer Europe MA EEIG confirmed that the product had not been marketed for commercial reasons.
Lifmior was granted marketing authorisation in the EU on 13 February 2017 for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults, certain forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, plaque psoriasis in adults and children, psoriatic arthritis in adults, ankylosing spondylitis in adults and axial spondyloarthritis in adults. The marketing authorisation was initially valid for a 5-year period.
Lifmior is an identical product to Enbrel, the reference medicinal product. There are biosimilar medicinal products of Enbrel authorised and marketed in the EU.
The European Public Assessment Report (EPAR) for Lifmior is updated to indicate that the marketing authorisation is no longer valid.
Product information
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Product information documents contain:
- summary of product characteristics (annex I);
- manufacturing authorisation holder responsible for batch release (annex IIA);
- conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
Product details
- Name of medicine
- Lifmior
- Active substance
- etanercept
- International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
- etanercept
- Therapeutic area (MeSH)
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- Psoriasis
- Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code
- L04AB01
Pharmacotherapeutic group
ImmunosuppressantsTherapeutic indication
- Rheumatoid arthritis;
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis;
- Axial spondyloarthritis;
- Plaque psoriasis;
- Paediatric plaque psoriasis.