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How This Historic FDA Approval Benefits Viatris

How This Historic FDA Approval Benefits Viatris

U.S. biopharmaceutical company Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) and its partner, Indian biopharma Biocon, announced on July 28 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved their biosimilar insulin drug, Semglee, as an "interchangeable biosimilar" -- a direct alternative to Sanofi's (NASDAQ: SNY) blockbuster insulin drug, Lantus. Semglee is the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product approved by the FDA.