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Biosimilars Policy Roundup for September 2024—Podcast Edition
On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss the FDA's approval of a new biosimilar for treating retinal conditions, which took place in September 2024 alongside other major industry developments, including ongoing legal disputes and broader trends in market dynamics and regulatory challenges.
On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss the FDA's approval of a new biosimilar for treating retinal conditions, which took place in September 2024 alongside other major industry developments, including ongoing legal disputes and broader trends in market dynamics and regulatory challenges.
Show notes
1. FDA Approves Pavblu for Retinal Conditions
2. AAM Report: Generics and Biosimilars Savings Reach $445 Billion in 2023, Part 1
3. Expanding Biosimilar Adoption: Insights and Strategies With Dr Sophia Humphreys
4. The Future of Biosimilar Gene Therapies: Key Issues and Potential
5. IRA Reimbursement Impact on Biosimilars Minimal Despite Rising Market Share
6. The Role of Coverage Strategies in Biosimilar Market Impact and Cost Savings
7. France Study Finds High Patient Satisfaction With Adalimumab Biosimilar Treatment for IBD
Will the FTC Be More PBM-Friendly Under A Second Trump Administration?
February 23rd 2025On this episode of Not So Different, we explore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) with Joe Wisniewski from Turquoise Health, discussing key issues like preferential reimbursement, drug pricing transparency, biosimilars, shifting regulations, and how a second Trump administration could reshape PBM practices.
CHMP Pushes 3 Biosimilars Forward, Spelling Hope for Ophthalmology, Supportive Care Markets
February 6th 2025The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended 3 biosimilars and new indications for reference biologics, moving them closer to final European approval and expanding patient access.
Biosimilars in Action: Market Shifts, Legal Insights, and FDA Approvals
February 9th 2025In this episode of Not So Different, host Skylar Jeremias covers the latest biosimilar developments, including new FDA approvals, patent disputes, and biosimilar market trends shaping the health care landscape.
BioRationality: No More Biosimilars—Just Biogenerics
February 3rd 2025Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, argues that regulatory agencies should eliminate redundant clinical efficacy testing for biosimilars, recognizing them as "biogenerics" since physicochemical and in vitro biological comparisons are sufficient to ensure safety and efficacy.
FTC Releases Second Report on PBMs Meddling in Generic Drug Markets
January 19th 2025The 3 largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) increased many specialty generic drugs prices by hundreds of percent, with some drugs seeing thousands of percent markups, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s second interim report on PBM practices.
