Vizient Looks to Biosimilars To Temper COVID-19 Price Inflation
July 31st 2020Vizient predicts that drug price inflation, partly due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), will be 3.29% in 2021 and is banking on biosimilars to help contain the rising cost of medication, it said in a comprehensive review for its member health companies.
Sandoz Executive Argues for Safety of Nonmedical Switching
July 30th 2020Despite there being concerns over the safety of nonmedical switching between a reference product and a biosimilar, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the safety of switching, according to an executive of Sandoz, which produces biosimilars.
Interview: Medicines for Europe Reports on EU Biosimilar Success
July 27th 2020The Center for Biosimilars® (CfB) spoke with Adrian van den Hoven, director general of Medicines for Europe, and Diogo Piedade, market access manager for Medicines for Europe, about their scorecard report for biosimilar access in European markets.