Dr Lakesha Farmer Highlights Current Biosimilar Education, Acceptance Efforts
June 9th 2024Cencora's Lakesha Farmer, PharmD, MBA, discusses efforts that health care organizations can take to better educate patients and providers on biosimilars to improve biosimilar acceptance and achieve cost savings associated with these products.
Why Are Companies Launching Biosimilars With 2 Prices? Julie Reed Explains
July 30th 2023Why are companies pricing their adalimumab biosimilars with 2 prices? Can the United States expect more of this pricing strategy for future biosimilar launches? Julie Reed, executive director of the Biosimilars Forum, has the answers.
What AmerisourceBergen's Report Reveals About Payers, Biosimilar Pricing Trends
May 28th 2023On this episode of Not So Different, Tasmina Hydery and Brian Biehn from AmerisourceBergen discussed results from a recent survey, that were also presented at Asembia 2023, diving into the payer perspective on biosimilars and current pricing trends across the US biosimilar industry.
Biosimilar Acceptance Takes Time but Policy Intervention Is Needed, Panelists Say
May 25th 2023A group of panelists at Asembia 2023 shared the bigger role that pharmacists, payers, and providers can play in growing biosimilar acceptance and championing policy changes that boost biosimilar utilization.
Dr Fran Gregory: What Can We Learn From Biosimilar Use in Other Countries?
May 21st 2023Fran Gregory, PharmD, vice president of emerging therapies at Cardinal Health, discusses how the use of biosimilars in other countries strengthens the acceptance and approval of these products in the United States.
Julie Reed: The Status Quo for Biosimilars Needs to Change to Maintain the Industry
May 11th 2023The 2023 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit featured Juliana (Julie) Reed, executive director of the Biosimilars Forum, who spoke on the challenges still facing the biosimilars industry and how they may impact the success of adalimumab biosimilars in the United States.
Asembia: Payers More Likely to Prefer Multiple Biosimilars for the Same Reference Product
May 4th 2023In a panel at the 2023 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit, speakers presented on the payer perspective regarding biosimilars, including that they feel comfortable preferring multiple biosimilars for the same reference product and are looking for interchangeability designations.
Dr Sonia Oskouei Describes the Need for More Biosimilar Education for Ophthalmologists
May 8th 2022Although the United States is looking to be one of the first countries to market an ophthalmology biosimilar, more education is needed to convince ophthalmologists of the safety and efficacy of biosimilars, said Cardinal Health's Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA.
The US Is Entering Round 2 of Biosimilar Activity, Says Cardinal Health’s Oskouei
May 3rd 2022The United States is about to enter round 2 of biosimilar activity with a pipeline that expands biosimilars into new therapeutic areas, said Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, vice president of biosimilars, Cardinal Health, during her presentation at Asembia’s Specialty Pharmacy Summit.