Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of August 21, 2023.
Hi, I’m Justina Petrullo 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 August 21st, 2023.
Number 5: Robert Zutaut, RPh, a clinical specialist from McKesson Provider Solutions, quantified the major barriers to adoption for biosimilars used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and some major considerations for health systems looking to address them.
Number 4: Ranibizumab biosimilar was found to be the most cost-effective for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), according to a recent Japanese study.
Number 3: Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, recapped his answers to a recent interview where he discussed his predictions on the future of the biosimilar industry in the United States.
Number 2: In STADA Arzneimittel’s first half of 2023 earnings report, the company disclosed double-digit growth, suggesting that it could see profits hit an all-time high by the end of the year.
Number 1: In Biocon’s latest quarterly earnings report, the company revealed that sales for its biosimilars portfolio rose 106% compared with the same time frame the year prior.
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