Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson's Brewing Brawl Gets Real

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) took direct aim at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) last year when it won FDA approval for Inflectra, a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson's multi-billion dollar per year autoimmune disease drug, Remicade.

Remicade's market size made Inflectra's approval arguably the most significant approval yet for biosimilars, however, Inflectra's sales have been growing more slowly than expected, and based on a suit just filed by Pfizer, it's Johnson & Johnson that's to blame for its sluggish start.

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