Best-Selling Specialty Drug List Tops SPT Week in Review

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Top news of the week from Specialty Pharmacy Times.

5. Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against AbbVie, Biosimilar Manufacturers

Lawsuit alleges that patients paid artificially high prices for brand-name Humira, and that they were deprived of the benefits of early, robust competition from biosimilars as a result of wrongful conduct. Read more.

4. Solriamfetol Approved for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness from Narcolepsy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Solriamfetol (Sunosi, Jazz Pharmaceuticals) is the first dual-acting dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved for this indication. Read more.

3. Ramucirumab, Erlotinib Combo Delays Disease Progression in NSCLC Trial

The phase 3 RELAY trial met its primary endpoint in significantly improving progression-free survival in metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Read more.

2. FDA OKs First Immunotherapy Regimen for Extensive Small Cell Lung Cancer

Extensive-stage small cell lung cancer is a difficult-to-treat, aggressive type of cancer with limited treatment options. Read more.

1. Top 5 Best-Selling Specialty Drugs from 2018

Specialty therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer topped the list of biggest-selling drugs for 2018. Read more.

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