The legal and common uses of “interchangeability” continue to be conflated.
The number of FDA-approved biologics has exploded, and biosimilars are making their mark.
Dan Danielson, RPh, MS, senior director, market access solutions, at PrecisionValue, a market access marketing firm, explains the remaining issues at play slowing down biosimilar uptake in the United States.
The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) provides a stepwise approach for fact-finding prior to patent litigation, but companies may choose their own path, case examples show.
The biologics license application (BLA) seeking the approval of the on-body injector presentation of pegfilgrastim-cbqv, a biosimilar of Neulasta Onpro, has been resubmitted to the FDA for review.
Tyler Sandahl, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist at Mayo Clinic, supports biosimilars for cost savings but foresees challenges adopting an intravenous daratumumab biosimilar, preferring the more convenient subcutaneous option.
Ivo Abraham, PhD, chief scientist of Matrix45 and a professor at the University of Arizona, explores whether biosimilars should be considered a commodity and if the commodification of medications is sustainable as the market continues to expand.