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The Top 5 Biosimilar Articles for the Week of October 30
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of October 30, 2023.
Hi, I’m Skylar Jeremias for The Center for Biosimilars®, your resource for clinical, regulatory, business, and policy news in the rapidly changing world of biosimilars.
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of October 30, 2023.
Number 5: A poster from AMCP Nexus quantifies trends in biosimilar coverage within Tufts Medical Center, finding that payer coverage of these products has increased but individual preferences among payers still vary.
Number 4: Panelists at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus meeting chronicled the current state of the US biosimilar market, including current policies impacting the market, recent regulatory decisions, and the developing arguments around requirements for clinical efficacy studies.
Number 3: As Celltrion releases new data on its subcutaneous infliximab product in gastroenterology conditions, Samsung Bioepis secures an interchangeability designation for Byooviz, making it the second ranibizumab biosimilar to be deemed interchangeable with the reference product.
Number 2: In his comeback column, Ivo Abraham, PhD, chief scientist of Matrix45 and a professor at the University of Arizona, explores the world of biobetters and the complicated dynamics surrounding the FDA approval of Zymfentra, the first subcutaneous infliximab.
Number 1: Samsung Bioepis’ most recent biosimilar market report identified inconsistent medical guidelines, challenges with access and rebates, and acute vs chronic treatment duration as major factors influencing biosimilar uptake in the United States.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
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