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The Big Three PBMs’ 2025 Formulary Exclusions: Humira, Stelara, Private Labels, and the Shaky Future for Pharmacy Biosimilars

Drug Channels

For 2025, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and Optum Rx (United Health Group)have again each excluded hundreds of drugs from their standard formularies. In fact, nearly all marketed Humira biosimilars are excluded from the larger PBMs 2025 formularies.

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Biocon Biologics receives FDA approval for biosimilar YESINTEK

Express Pharma

Biocon Biologics, a global biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the U.S. The biosimilar is a monoclonal antibody designed to treat Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. YESINTEK is a biosimilar to Stelara (Ustekinumab), a reference product developed by Janssen.

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Leadership evolution in India’s pharmaceutical sector in 2025- Driving global growth and innovation

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The Big Three PBMs’ 2025 Formulary Exclusions: Humira, Stelara, Private Labels, and the Shaky Future for Pharmacy Biosimilars (rerun)

Drug Channels

Click here to see the original post from January 2025. For 2025, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and Optum Rx (United Health Group)have again each excluded hundreds of drugs from their standard formularies. What do you think? All rights reserved.