Cameron Santoro is an associate editor for The Center for Biosimilars®, The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC), and AJMC.com.
Dulaglutide Biosimilar LY05008 Shows Efficacy and Safety in Treating Type 2 Diabetes
August 7th 2025The dulaglutide biosimilar LY05008 demonstrated equivalent efficacy in reducing HbA1c, along with comparable safety and immunogenicity profiles, to the reference drug dulaglutide in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes.
Adalimumab Biosimilar Maintains Effectiveness for Patients With Arthritis and Health Care Costs
July 30th 2025Patients with rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis maintained stable disease activity and functional capacity, with even some improvement in ultrasound findings, after switching from original adalimumab to its biosimilar, GP2017.
Expert Insights on Overcoming Patient Education Gaps, Biosimilar Financial Hurdles
June 29th 2025Josh Canavan, PharmD, RazorMetrics, and Chris O'Dell, Turquoise Health, explain that widespread biosimilar adoption requires addressing patient and provider education gaps through pharmacists and rectifying perverse financial incentives within health care contract structures.
Biosimilar Misconceptions, PBM Transparency, and Value-Based Care: Insights From Canavan & O'Dell
June 15th 2025Josh Canavan, PharmD, RazorMetrics, and Chris O'Dell, Turquoise Health, explain the misconception that cheaper biosimilars automatically lead to lower costs due to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) spread pricing, while also highlighting major PBM trends toward increased transparency, value-based care, and efforts to reduce prescription costs.
Infliximab Biosimilar Switch Due to Flare Risk: Monitoring Patients Is Crucial for Pharmacists
June 5th 2025Switching from reference infliximab to biosimilars (infliximab-abda and infliximab-dyyb) for rheumatic diseases may lead to treatment delays and a higher risk of disease flares, particularly when the switch is mandated by insurance.
Oncology Biosimilars Cut Costs; Diabetes and Other Diseases Could Follow
May 6th 2025Shreehas P. Tambe, MD, highlighted the significant potential for biosimilars to expand into other disease areas like diabetes, offering crucial cost-saving solutions amid a rising global burden of noncommunicable diseases.
FDA's Expanded Access: From Laetrile to Right to Try, Ethical Debates Over Early Drug Access
April 28th 2025Christopher T. Robertson, JD, PhD, reviewed the history and ethical landscape of providing access to drugs before FDA approval, highlighting the crucial role of clinical trials and ethical safeguards at the 2025 Festival of Biologics USA.
Addressing Patent Abuse, Reimbursement Models Key to Sustainable Biosimilar Market
April 25th 2025Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, emphasized strategies to streamline regulations and evolve to overcome barriers and expand the availability of cost-effective biosimilar treatments across more therapeutic areas.
Unlocking Biosimilar Potential in Specialty Pharmacies With Legislative Support, Formulary Changes
April 24th 2025Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, emphasized that legislative support and formulary changes are crucial for overcoming unique challenges in specialty pharmacies and driving the growth of biosimilar adoption, which has significant cost saving potential in the next decade.