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Usymro (ustekinumab)

BiosimilarAdditional monitoring
Region
🇪🇺 EU
Active substance
ustekinumab
Company
Gedeon Richter Plc.
Status
Authorised
Therapeutic area
Crohn Disease; Psoriasis; Arthritis, Psoriatic
CHMP opinion
Thu 19 Jun 2025
EU approval
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Designations
Biosimilar, Additional monitoring
Application
EMEA/H/C/006467
ATC
L04AC05
Official record
www.ema.europa.eu

Indication

Plaque psoriasis Usymro is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who failed to respond to, or who have a contraindication to, or are intolerant to other systemic therapies including ciclosporin, methotrexate (MTX) or PUVA (psoralen and ultraviolet A). Paediatric plaque psoriasis Usymro is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and adolescent patients from the age of 6 years and older, who are inadequately controlled by, or are intolerant to, other systemic therapies or phototherapies. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) Usymro, alone or in combination with MTX, is indicated for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in adult patients when the response to previous non-biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy has been inadequate. Adult Crohn’s disease Usymro is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who have had an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a TNFα antagonist. Paediatric Crohn’s disease Usymro is indicated for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease in paediatric patients from the age of 2 years and older, who have had an inadequate response to, or were intolerant to either conventional or biologic therapy.  Ulcerative Colitis  Usymro is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a biologic.

Regulatory milestones

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