CMS Seeks Answers for Slower-Than-Expected Biosimilar Adoption, Rawal Says
February 21st 2022Purva Rawal, PhD, senior advisor and chief strategy officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, spoke during the Association for Accessible Medicines' Access! annual meeting, which gathered in Orlando, Florida, February 15-16.
Experts Call for More Regulatory Action to Address Biosimilar Interchangeability Confusion
February 17th 2022A panel of experts details the current concerns regarding interchangeability designations for biosimilars in the United States and calls for regulators and policy makers to make changes to allow to easier access to biosimilars and greater adoption.
In Iceland, Switch to Adalimumab Biosimilar Reveals Issues With Injection Device
February 15th 2022Iceland’s national health plan required patients to switch from Humira to the Samsung Bioepis biosimilar, Imraldi, which had a different injection device and contained citrate, a chemical buffer used to maintain the medication’s stability.
Biogen, Xbrane Enter Commercialization Agreement for Cimzia Biosimilar
February 10th 2022Biogen and Xbrane Biopharma signed a commercialization agreement for Xcimzane, a certolizumab pegol biosimilar referencing Cimzia for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and other rheumatologic conditions.
Cardinal Health Report Sees 2022 as “Turning Point” for Biosimilars
February 8th 2022The year 2022 “is set to be a turning point” in the United States, as biosimilars are on their way to delivering $133 billion in aggregate savings by 2025, according to Cardinal Health's “2022 Biosimilars Report: The U.S. Journey and Path Ahead.”
The Biosimilars Forum Announces Julie Reed as New Executive Director
January 31st 2022The non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of biosimilars has appointed Cofounder and President Juliana (Julie) M. Reed, as the new executive director. Reed shared some of her goals for the Biosimilars Forum in an interview with The Center for Biosimilars®.
Wayne Winegarden, PhD: How to Ensure Biosimilar Affordability as Reference Drug Prices Increase
January 30th 2022Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, discusses how to ensure affordability of adalimumab biosimilars when they enter the market as AbbVie continues to raise the price of the reference product (Humira).
Adalimumab Biosimilar SB5 Effective in Behçet’s Syndrome-Related Uveitis and IBD, Studies Find
January 27th 2022Two new studies have investigated the adalimumab biosimilar SB5 (Imraldi; Samsung Bioepis) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) and non-anterior uveitis associated with Behcet's syndrome (BS).
What's Holding Up Biosimilar Uptake? Misconceptions, Misaligned Incentives, Panelists Say
January 26th 2022US biosimilar uptake faces several barriers, including misconceptions regarding biosimilar efficacy and a misalignment of prescription incentives between payers, providers, and patients, panelists discussed.