Policy

"Shocked" by the threat of competition, originator manufacturers start raising prices long before rival products appear on the scene, investigators found.

State Representative Jennifer Schultz (D, Duluth) explains how her bill requiring payers to cover all approved biosimilars and reference products would save money and improve access.

The Senate has passed a bill requiring the FDA to provide educational information that supports and promotes the adoption of biosimilars.

Unsustainably low prices for generics are preventing some manufacturers from producing them, while biosimilars are blocked by policies that favor originator drugs, the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) argues.

Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, vice president of Biosimilars at Cardinal Health, discusses motivating factors that affect use of biosimilars in oncology.

Minnesota legislators introduce what could possibly become the first law to curtail payers' rights to determine which biologics patients have access to.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommended providers contact their legislators to counteract single-biosimilar payer policies.

Robidoux's reelection comes as biosimilars get a lift from automatic switching policies in British Columbia and Alberta.

Anar Dossa, director of Pharmacy Services at Pacific Blue Cross, discusses the company's involvement with British Columbia's biosimilars switching program.

Gary H. Lyman, MD, PhD, provides an expert overview on overcoming the challenges of discussing biosimilars with patients.

Fresenius Kabi steps into the Canadian market for adalimumab with Idacio.

The launch of Hyrimoz gives Sandoz 5 biosimilars on the Canadian market. National policies on switching have given biosimilars a tailwind.

We sat down with Steven Lucio, PharmD, BCPS, senior principal of Pharmacy Solutions for Vizient, to discuss Boehringer Ingelheim's recent citizen's petition to the FDA.

Under the Biden administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reversed course and now backs the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Biosimilar competition took a big chunk of revenue from Roche's aging blockbusters in 2020, and the company is banking on its newer medicines to drive fresh revenue growth.

Physician specialty and practice setting each play a significant role in whether biosimilars are administered vs originators, according to a large, cross-sectional study.

The pharmacy benefit manager reported 90% biosimilar uptake among its health plans that adopted clinical management policies that included step therapy or parity usage.

It took Henlius years to get a rituximab biosimilar approved in China. Now, that process could be cut in half, owing to significant regulatory reforms.

Consistency of reporting quality attributes for biosimilars may differ, complicating the job of getting a full picture of biosimilarity.

Coherus BioSciences CEO Dennis M. Lanfear discusses the company's biosimilar marketing prospects in 2021.

The Center for Biosimilars® reports on developments at the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA), Celltrion, Innovent Biologics, and Kamada.

CMS looks to speed up health information transfer by putting faxes in the past. It also aims to set deadlines for payers to respond to prior authorization requests.

Lawrence A. Hill, PharmD, MBA, RPH, BCPS, provided an insider's view of the rapidly changing biologics and biosimilars market and regulatory structure in China.

Authors of a review found that biosimilar uptake and market share are not in themselves sufficient to establish whether these agents will lead to savings.

Providers should feel confident using Mvasi, a bevacizumab biosimilar, for all indications of the reference product (Avastin), reviewers stated.

Many firsts may be in store for the biosimilar industry in 2021, although it will be dogged by ongoing difficulties, Center for Biosimilars® Advisory Board members said.

In part 2 of this year-end feature, we look at the most-read biosimilar stories of the second half of 2020.

The Canada Health approval for Hyrimoz will be followed by a launch in February 2021, Sandoz Canada said.

An international group of physicians, surgeons, lawyers, scientists, and pharmacists weighs in on biosimilar policy differences and deficiencies in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

In little over 1 year of use in patients with breast cancer, trastuzumab biosimilars have seen rapid growth in uptake.