- Application under evaluation
- CHMP opinion
- European Commission decision
Overview
On 4 February 2021, the European Commission withdrew the marketing authorisation for Udenyca (pegfilgrastim) in the European Union (EU). The withdrawal was at the request of the marketing authorisation holder, ERA Consulting GmbH, which notified the European Commission of its decision not to market the product in the EU for commercial reasons.
Udenyca was granted marketing authorisation in the EU on 21 September 2018 for treatment of neutropenia. The marketing authorisation was initially valid for a 5-year period. Udenyca is a biosimilar of Neulasta, which is authorised in the EU to treat neutropenia.
The European Public Assessment Report (EPAR) for Udenyca is updated to indicate that the marketing authorisation is no longer valid.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
- Udenyca
- Active substance
- pegfilgrastim
- International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
- pegfilgrastim
- Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code
- L03AA13
Pharmacotherapeutic group
- Immunostimulants
- Colony stimulating factors
Therapeutic indication
Reduction in the duration of neutropenia and the incidence of febrile neutropenia in adult patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for malignancy (with the exception of chronic myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes).