Laura Joszt

A new analysis finds branded insulin glargine (Lantus) still has a majority of total market volume and new drug starts despite competition from Semglee, an interchangeable biosimilar.

The Act4Biosimilars Action Plan seeks to increase biosimilar adoption by at least 30 percentage points in 30-plus countries by 2030.

New research has found the 340B program is slowing uptake of biosimilars by incentivizing use of more expensive biologics.

A new resource from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions aims to help plan sponsors adopt biosimilars into their pharmacy benefit plans.

The American Journal of Managed Care, a sister site of The Center for Biosimilars, looked back at some of the most popular biosimilars content of 2022 to be published on AJMC.com.

With multiple adalimumab biosimilars poised to enter the market and more biosimilars in more disease states seeking interchangeability, the US market is entering a new phase of biosimilar use.

The United States is about to enter round 2 of biosimilar activity with a pipeline that expands biosimilars into new therapeutic areas, said Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, vice president of biosimilars, Cardinal Health, during her presentation at Asembia’s Specialty Pharmacy Summit.

An analysis of real-world dosing and effectiveness of pegfilgrastim biosimilars found the clinical benefits of preventing febrile neutropenia in patients with intermediate to high risk come at acceptable financial costs compared with filgrastim biosimilars.

During a session at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy annual meeting, Yuqian Liu, PharmD, of Magellan Rx Management, highlighted strategies to encourage biosimilar utilization in the oncology space and the cost savings as a result.

A series of initiatives to improve uptake of the biosimilars for 7 originator biologics resulted in significant savings for Providence St. Joseph Health.

A report from AHIP found 3 drugs that have multiple biosimilars available can be delivered more affordably through specialty pharmacies.

In a deal to sell the 50% ownership stake, Biogen would receive up to $2.3 billion.

The widespread adoption of telemedicine during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as reimbursement parity that was enacted by CMS, should be continued once the public health emergency passes, according to a new position statement by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, will be stepping down from his post in 1 month.

During a session at the 2018 Community Oncology Conference, hosted by the Community Oncology Alliance April 12-13 in National Harbor, Maryland, Robert M. Rifkin, MD, FACP, medical director of biosimilars at McKesson Specialty Health, The US Oncology Network, highlighted the opportunities biosimilars provide to increase access to drugs while decreasing costs, but also the remaining barriers to adoption.

Chinese researchers employed a new online consultation tool to improve disease management for patients with rheumatic diseases who travel long distances for a consultation with their rheumatologist and noted significant savings for the patients.

Research presented at the 2017 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting found that patients with rheumatoid arthritis and higher body mass index were less likely to achieve remission and more likely to face higher rates of disability.

Researchers identify factors that make certain patients with rheumatoid arthritis good candidates for successfully tapering biologic DMARD dose.