SIMILAR BIOLOGICS
PART II
In
India, presently 26 “similar biologics” are approved for marketing which are as
under:
|
SN
|
NAME OF SIMILAR BIOLOGICS
|
USED PREVENT/TREAT CONDITIONS
|
MARKETED BY
|
|
1
|
Asparaginase-L
|
Certain
type of leukemia as anti-cancer chemotherapy
|
Taj
Pharmaceuticals, Manufactured and Sold
Chandra
Bhagat Pharma India
Imported
and Sold
|
|
2
|
Abciximab
|
Platelet
aggregation inhibitor mainly used during and after coronary artery procedures
like angioplasty
|
Eli
Lily India
Imported
and Sold
|
|
3
|
Bevacizumab
|
Treating
lung cancer
|
Biocon
India
Manufactured
in India
|
|
4
|
Darbepoetin
Alpha
|
Stimulates
erythropoiesis and increases red blood cell levels, to treat anemia
|
Dr
Reddy’s Labs India
Manufactured
in India
|
|
5
|
Erythropoietin
(EPO)
|
Stimulates
erythropoiesis and increases red blood cell levels, to treat anemia
|
Wockhardt,
Biocon India, Shantha Biotechnik, Cadila Pharma, Cadila Healthcare, Claris
Life Sciences, Intas, Panacea, Reliance Life Sciences, Serum Institute etc.
Manufactured
in India
|
|
6
|
Epidermal
Growth Factor (EGF)
|
Targeted
therapies against certain cancers and treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
|
Bharat
Biotech
Manufactured
in India
|
|
7
|
Etanercept
|
Treat
autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
|
Cipla,
Intas Pharma etc.
Imported
and Sold
|
|
8
|
Follicle
Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
|
Used
for the maturation of germ cells
|
LG
Life Sciences, Intas Pharma, Serum Institute etc.
Imported
as well manufactured in India
|
|
9
|
Granulocyte
Stimulating Factor (GSF)
|
Stimulates
the bone marrow to produce granulocytes and stem cells and increases WBC
count
|
Biocon
India, Cadila Healthcare, Claris Life Sciences, Emcure, Intas, Ranbaxy,
Reliance Life Sciences, Shantha, Wockhardt etc.
Imported
as well manufactured in India
|
|
10
|
Pegylated
Granulocyte Stimulating Factor (Peg-GSF)
|
Stimulates
the bone marrow to produce granulocytes and stem cells and increases WBC
count. Long acting product
|
Biocon
India, Emcure, LG Life Sciences etc.
Manufactured
as well as imported in India and sold
|
|
11
|
Granulocyte
Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM CSF)
|
Stimulates
stem cells to produce granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils)
and monocytes.
|
Intas
Pharma
Manufactured
in India
|
|
12
|
Human
chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
|
Interacts
with specific receptors of ovary and promotes the maintenance of the corpus
luteum during the beginning of pregnancy
|
Lupin,
LG Life Sciences, Serum Institute etc.
Imported
and sold in India
|
|
13
|
Human
Growth Hormone (hGH)
|
Used
to treat children's growth disorders
|
Bharat
Biotech, LG Life Sciences, Scigen Biopharma
Imported
and sold in India
|
|
14
|
Herceptin/Trastuzumab
|
Used
to treat certain breast cancers
|
Biocon,
Dr. Reddy’s Labs, Intas etc.
Manufactured
as well as imported and sold in India
|
|
15
|
IFN
Alpha
|
Used
to treat and control multiple sclerosis
|
Cadila
Healthcare, Intas, LG Life Sciences, Reliance Life Sciences etc.
Manufactured
as well as imported and sold in India
|
|
16
|
IFN
Beta
|
Used
to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
|
Intas,
Sun Pharma etc.
Manufactured
in India
|
|
17
|
IFN
PEG
|
Used
to treat and control multiple sclerosis
|
Dr.
Reddy’s Labs, Reliance Life Sciences, Virchow etc.
Manufactured
as well as imported and sold in India
|
|
18
|
Interleukin
2
|
Used
for the treatment of cancers (malignant melanoma, renal cell cancer)
|
Intas
Pharma, Genotech, Shantha etc.
Manufactured
as well as imported and sold in India
|
|
19
|
Infliximab
|
Used
for the treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis,
psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Reliance
Life Sciences
Manufactured
in India
|
|
20
|
Luteinizing
hormone (LH)
|
Used
to stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs before cycles of IVF treatment
|
Serum
Institute
Imported
and sold in India
|
|
21
|
Omalizumab/ Xolair
|
For
treating patients 12 years and older with moderate to severe allergic asthma
|
Eli
Lily, AstraZeneca
Imported
and sold in India
|
|
22
|
Parathyroid
Hormone (PTH)
|
Regulates
serum calcium
|
Ranbaxy
Imported
and sold in India
|
|
23
|
Palivizumab/Synagis
|
Used
in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections
|
Reliance
Life Sciences, Wockhardt, Bharat Biotech, Shreya Life Sciences etc.
Imported
and sold in India
|
|
24
|
Rituximab
|
Used
to treat cancers of the white blood system such as leukemias and lymphomas,
including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
|
Dr.
Reddy’s Labs, Reliance Life Sciences etc.
Manufactured
as well as imported and sold in India
|
|
25
|
Streptokinase
|
Thrombolysis
medication in some cases of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and
pulmonary embolism
|
Cadila
Pharma, Shantha Biotech, Reliance Life Sciences etc.
Manufactured
in India
|
|
26
|
Tissue
plasminogen activator (t-PA)
|
Thrombolysis
medication in some cases of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and
pulmonary embolism
|
Reliance
Life Sciences
Manufactured
in India
|
Compiled by Dr. P.K. Ghosh
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