Policy

The savings from pegfilgrastim biosimilars rapidly add up, according to a study simulation that accounted for hospital costs associated with the on-body injector.

Investigators tapped health system data to conduct an observational, real-world comparison of bevacizumab (Mvasi) vs the reference product (Avastin).

The European Union is a diverse market with pockets of biosimilar resistance but also cost-saving triumphs, panelists said at the Biosimilar Medicines Virtual Summit 2021.

Allen Lising, managing director of Xcenda’s FormularyDecisions, explains how stakeholders are using pre-approval information to make business decisions.

Following the lead of British Columbia and Alberta, New Brunswick, a heavily forested province located between Nova Scotia and Quebec, hopes to save on biologics.

Anticipating roughly $26 million in annual savings, British Columbia's public payer PharmaCare is switching patients away from originator Humira.

Rebecca Borgert, PharmD, BCOP, and Jim Rebello, PharmD, from Magellan Rx Management talk about how market trends, payer formulary decisions, and international successes are shaping today's biosimilars industry.

Study authors measured savings, conversions to biosimilars, and payer policies for 3 originator brands

New York Medicaid achieved 78% to 94% biosimilar utilization for 4 originator brands during a focused effort in 2019.

This is the second of a 2-part series on a study from the independent research center NORC at University of Chicago concerning biosimilar acceptance and uptake.

To overcome provider and patient preferences for brand originators, there has to be more of an incentive to use biosimilars, explains Nedzad Pojskic, PhD, MSc, Green Shield Canada.

The latest e-book from The Center for Biosimilars® offers insightful content on patient education, biosimilar development, and regulatory issues.

Next-stage biosimlar acceptance will stand on the strength and availability of real-world data as more of these biologics are launched, a Community Oncology Alliance (COA) conference panel said.

Maria Manley, LLM, a life sciences expert, talks about how the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has changed the regulatory landscape for biologics.

The month of March brought intense debate and legislative action over biosimilar policies.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency issued a thumbs up for a subcutaneous (SC) infliximab biosimilar candidate from Celltrion.

Through a partnership with Merck, Samsung Bioepis adds to its portfolio of biosimilars available in Australia.

A renowned expert on the life sciences industry in the United Kingdom provides an insightful look at Brexit and the importance for the pharmaceutical sector.

A panel of physicians gave advice on how biosimilar educational materials should instill confidence in these medications and which policies may be more harmful than beneficial.

Biosimilars get short shrift in a proposed pricing model developed by the Drug Pricing Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), experts say.

Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, and his Drug Pricing Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) argue profit caps will do better than the current biosimilar system.

Biosimilars are intended to save money for the health care system, but for many reasons, they are not succeeding in this mission, Harvard authors argue.

State Senator Carla Nelson explains how the pharmaceutical industry is reacting to her bill requiring payers to cover all approved biosimilars and reference products.

Coverage policies for biosimilars in the health care industry are the source of much angst.

"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.