Joseph Alvarnas, MD, Discusses Biosimilar Use at City of Hope
March 10th 2021Joseph Alvarnas, MD, a recent presenter at the Association of Community Cancer Centers annual meeting, discussed efforts to implement biosimilars at City of Hope, a clinical research center, hospital, and graduate medical school in Duarte, California.
Charles Bennett, MD, PhD, Discusses the FDA’s Biosimilar Approval Timeline
January 13th 2021Charles Bennett, MD, PhD, a hematologist and oncologist and professor in the Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences Department of the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina, discussed the FDA’s pace of biosimilar approvals and the findings from his recent study.
Part 2: Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, Discusses the Pandemic’s Effect on Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar Use
January 5th 2021Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, a professor with the University of Arizona Health Sciences in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and a health care consultant and co-founder of Matrix45, discussed how the pandemic is likely to impact the use of pegfilgrastim biosimilars.
Part 1: Ivo Abraham Talks About Biosimilar Pegfilgrastim Savings Amid COVID-19
December 21st 2020Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at University of Arizona Health Sciences, and a health care consultant with Matrix45, discusses recent studies that demonstrated savings for pegfilgrastim vs the on-body injector.
Robert Rifkin, MD, Discusses Overcoming Lingering Biosimilar Education Gaps
December 5th 2020Robert Rifkin, MD, FACP, oncologist and hematologist with Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers and medical director of Biosimilars for McKesson, discusses how his practice is working to correct biosimilar education gaps among physicians and the consequences if those gaps are not addressed.
Part 2: Jorge Garcia on Giving Pharmacists Latitude to Switch to Biosimilars
November 25th 2020Jorge Garcia, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, assistant vice president of the System Oncology Pharmacy Service Line at Baptist Health South Florida, discussed how Baptist Health increases biosimilar use and how innovator companies fight to avoid biosimilar competition.