We spoke with Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, vice president of Biosimilars at Cardinal Health, about the status of ophthalmology biosimilars and her opinions on what needs to be accomplished for these agents to flourish.
Recently, one of our Advisory Board members, Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, vice president of Biosimilars at Cardinal Health, wrote an opinion piece on the status of ophthalmology medications and the potential for ophthalmology biosimilars. We spoke with her to learn more about this topic and her opinions on what needs to be done to accelerate biosimilar use in this growing therapeutic area.
To read more on Dr. Oskouei's contributor piece, click here.
To learn more about Cardinal Health, click here.
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