Legality Of J&J's Remicade Contracting Depends On Share Of Biosimilar Market Foreclosed, Court Rules

Court denies J&J's motion to dismiss Pfizer's antitrust suit, saying discovery will reveal whether Pfizer has offered more competitive pricing for its Inflectra biosimilar and if there are alternative causes for Pfizer's inability to gain market share.

Courthouse Pillars & Stairs

A district court is allowing Pfizer Inc.'s antitrust suit to go forward to determine if Johnson & Johnson's exclusive contracts with payers for Remicade (infliximab) are legal. It concluded that Pfizer has put forth sufficient information to show it has been injured by J&J's efforts to block market access to its biosimilar Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb).

In an Aug. 10 memorandum denying J&J's motion to dismiss the complaint, Judge C. Curtis Joyner of the US...

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