Tony Hagen

A group of 16 advocacy groups are urging HHS to make zero co-pays for biologics a part of its prescription drug price reform program.

Centus Biotherapeutics reports positive findings from AVANA for its bevacizumab biosimilar candidate.

After the loss of a manufacturing plant in China and a knock-down-drag-out battle with Johnson & Johnson, is Pfizer cooling on biosimilars?

The LAVENDER study demonstrates safety and tolerability of simultaneous intravenous (IV) administration of biosimilar trastuzumab (Kanjinti) and pertuzumab in cohorts of healthy volunteers.

Passage of HR 3 is shaping up as a centerpiece of President Biden's effort to bring pharmaceutical prices under control. If drug companies won't negotiate prices, international reference pricing would kick in.

When it comes to their willingness to use biosimilars, providers and managed care pharmacists prefer greater transparency on formulary placement and costs, according to a focus group study based on health care surveys.

A report from Artemetrx details 2020 changes in demand for biosimilars and other specialty drugs, according to health plan spending. Dynamics that could affect future spending are also explained.

Semglee (insulin glargine) will be the first test of the FDA's interchangeability concept for biosimilars, but Viatris aims to grow its biosimilar revenues with multiple products.

Payers defend their policies on biosimilars in ophthalmic settings following allegations from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

"[Payers] are incorrectly assuming that biosimilars of bevacizumab are going to behave the same as Avastin in the eye, and they’re making that assumption with absolutely no data," contends George Williams, MD, clinical spokesperson and past president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

After a delay caused by a manufacturing shift, Formycon and Bioeq are back on track with their ranibizumab biologics license application (BLA), and their partner Coherus BioSciences is aligned for US commercialization.

Amgen reported a strong increase in biosimilar sales for the year but said competition is forcing down prices and affecting revenues for its originator products, too.

A supply chain shortage of Avastin (bevacizumab) is prompting policies for use of bevacizumab biosimilars instead, which the American Academy of Ophthalmology says could lead to problems.

When it comes to exports, Celltrion Healthcare leads the way among Republic of Korea pharmaceuticals producers. The company's biosimilars are the leading exports.

After much anticipation, the FDA approves the first interchangeable biosimilar, which is hoped to bring down the high cost of insulin.

Pfizer reported strong sales for its biosimilars portfolio, but these were eclipsed by the massive success of the company's mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

BioFactura looks to join the ustekinumab biosimilar race and Cardinal Health provides an interactive tool with state-by-state interchangeable rules.

Kashyap B. Patel, MD, says value of care is an important metric, but often people lose sight of what patients have to pay out of pocket, and how this affects them.

Biosimilar uptake could be more robust in the United States if the FDA can be convinced that biosimilars are worth the effort, according to Rep Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon.

Concomitant use of immunomodulators and dosage are important variables in the development of antidrug antibodies (ADAs) for patients receiving infliximab for Crohn disease, investigators report.

Biocon reports on its revenues from biosimilars and the FDA status of its insulin glargine product.

Without disclosing terms, Pfizer said it has settled with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over a long-running dispute in which J&J was alleged to have blocked payers from covering Inflectra.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech initiates a trial for patients with macular degeneration while Dong-A ST and Meiji Seika Pharma agree on a distribution plan for a ustekinumab biosimilar candidate.

China has approved a product for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn disease that Mabpharm and Sorrento Therapteutics say is an improvement on infliximab.

Pharmacokinetic, safety, and efficacy findings for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were presented at the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization's annual meeting.

COVID-19 exposed a lot of holes in the public health safety net. An Amgen panel focused on ways to extend the reach of US medicine to make it more inclusive.

Samsung Bioepis launches a potential pivotal trial for its SB17 ustekinumab biosimilar candidate.

Amgen's advertising appeared to push doctors and patients away from the prefilled syringe version of its pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) product, which may have a better sales future than the Onpro.

Bio-Thera's BAT2206 ustekinumab candidate is in contention with multiple other proposed biosimilars to Janssen's Stelara.

An advertisement for the Onpro wearable pegfilgrastim injector kit has the potential to undermine sales of biosimilars, the FDA stated in a warning letter.