Zydus aflibercept

Aflibercept biosimilar developed by Zydus Lifesciences. Reference product Eylea.

Brands by market: Brand not published by CDSCO (India) · Commercial partner or holder: Zydus Lifesciences · Company profile
FDANot listed
EMANot listed
MHRANot listed
PMDANot listed
HCNot listed
CDSCOJun 2025permitted
EDENot listed
Approved or registered in 1 of 7 markets

About Zydus aflibercept

Zydus received the first Indian permission for a domestically made aflibercept, in June 2025, covering wet macular degeneration and the diabetic and vein occlusion uses. Zydus has also taken its ranibizumab to the United States.

Status by market

FDA

United States

Not listed by FDA.

EMA

European Union

Not listed by EMA.

MHRA

United Kingdom

Not listed by MHRA.

PMDA

Japan

Not listed by PMDA.

HC

Canada

Not listed by HC.

CDSCO

India

Central Drugs Standard Control OrganisationApproved
Brand
Not published by CDSCO (INN only)
Holder or applicant
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Pathway
Similar Biologic, manufacture and marketing permission
Approved
Jun 2025
Application or permission
MF/BIO/25/000092
Indications as licensed
Wet AMD, RVO macular oedema, DME, myopic CNV
Presentations
40 mg/mL (2 mg/0.05 mL) for intravitreal injection
Remarks
First domestic aflibercept permitted in India.
Source
S011 (CDSCO) · checked Sep 2026
EDE

United Arab Emirates

Not listed by EDE.

Other developers in the same markets

Where Zydus aflibercept holds an approval, these are the other aflibercept biosimilars approved in that market.

MarketRivalsDevelopers (product)
CDSCO1Biocon Biologics (Yesafili)

Same developer, other molecules

Other biosimilars in the Atlas developed by Zydus Lifesciences: Exemptia / Cadalimab, Nufymco, Zydus bevacizumab, Zydus epoetin, Zydus follitropin alfa, Zydus peginterferon alfa-2b, Zydus pertuzumab, Zydus rituximab, Zydus teriparatide, Zydus trastuzumab.

Chronology

Sources

All aflibercept biosimilars

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Data current to September 2026.