Ophthalmology

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.

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.

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.

The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) provides a stepwise approach for fact-finding prior to patent litigation, but companies may choose their own path, case examples show.

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.

Following the release of a whitepaper on sustainable generics and biosimilars markets, members of a trade association discussed concerning trends for the industry.

In a white paper, the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) describes industry dynamics that it says affect market sustainability and patient access.

Ahead of receiving regulatory approval for a "wet" age-related macular degeneration biosimilar candidate, a broad-based commercialization deal is inked.

Teva and Bioeq partner on ranibizumab, Organon joins the Biosimilars Forum, and the Alliance for Patient Access issues educational material for oncology biosimilars.

Early study results indicate that STADA Arzneimittel and Xbrane Biopharma’s ranibizumab biosimilar is as safe and effective as the reference product, suggesting regulatory approval may be on the horizon.

Authors of an opinion piece suggest that a "reliance" approach to biosimilar approval could lead to global standards for acceptance that cut down on wasted review time and obsolete clinical investigation.

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has favored marketing authorization for the ranibizumab biosimilar (Byooviz, SB11) based on phase 3 study findings.

A turning point for interchangeable biosimilars has arrived, as the first may be approved this year, but many questions about these agents have yet to be answered, according to Laura Sim, senior counsel for Amgen.

Sophia Z. Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, explains how biosimilar utilization management can enable health care institutions to put COVID-19–related financial wreckage behind them.

The “winner-takes-all” tender process for biosimilar procurement in the European Union runs the risk of driving competitors out of the market, authors of a new survey contend.

In this column, officials from the Biosimilars Forum and Xcenda discuss how biosimilar competition has lowered prices of originator biologics and improved patient access.

Reverse switching occurs when patients transitioned to or initiated on a biosimilar are changed to an originator product, often because of a perceived failure in the biosimilar therapy.

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, a member of The Center for Biosimilars® Advisory Board, reports on his citizen petition to the FDA to rationalize testing of biosimilars.

Biosimilar manufacturers may encounter roadblocks in the months and years ahead, and generics manufacturers will find they've hit a ceiling, according to Adam Fein, PhD, CEO of the Drug Channels Institute.

More transparency in how health care money is spent could improve utilization and efficiency, panelists said at the Medicines for Europe event.

The pandemic interrupted health care for many patients and saddled health care institutions with high costs. How might biosimilars improve conditions?

With COVID-19 on the retreat, Coherus BioSciences sees the advantage wearing off for Amgen's pegfilgrastim injector kit.

The anatomy of an interchangeability switching study.

Biosimilar companies partnered with other companies and saw earnings increases, while reference product corporations faced sales erosion from biosimilar competition.

There are multiple contenders now in the race to bring the first aflibercept (Eylea) biosimilar to market in the United States and European Union.

Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, D-New York, questions the use of pharmaceutical profits to defend against biosimilar competition.

There's no end in sight for Enbrel (etanercept) sales erosion, but Amgen's biosimilars are holding their own, the company reported.

How much muscle did Congress invest in a pair of bills recently signed by President Biden? The answer may lie in your willingness to believe.