December 4th 2024
Researchers observe significant shifts in payer preferences for originator vs biosimilar products from 2017 to 2022, revealing growing payer interest in multiple product options, alongside the increasing market share of biosimilars, which contributed to notable reductions in both average sales prices and wholesale acquisition costs.
What Employers Can Do to Stand Up for Biosimilar Formulary Placement
February 24th 2022A report from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions detailed the common concerns employers have regarding implementing biosimilars within their health care plans and outlined how they could take charge and make a difference.
CMS Seeks Answers for Slower-Than-Expected Biosimilar Adoption, Rawal Says
February 21st 2022Purva Rawal, PhD, senior advisor and chief strategy officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, spoke during the Association for Accessible Medicines' Access! annual meeting, which gathered in Orlando, Florida, February 15-16.
The Biosimilars Forum's Julie Reed Shares Her Major Goals for the Organization in New Role
February 13th 2022Improving access and getting big legislative changes for biosimilars passed are just some of the many plans that Julie M. Reed, the new executive director of the Biosimilars Forum, has for the organization.
What's Holding Up Biosimilar Uptake? Misconceptions, Misaligned Incentives, Panelists Say
January 26th 2022US biosimilar uptake faces several barriers, including misconceptions regarding biosimilar efficacy and a misalignment of prescription incentives between payers, providers, and patients, panelists discussed.
Robert Popovian, PharmD, MS, Discusses Biosimilar Progress and Education in the United States
January 12th 2022As chief science policy officer for Global Healthy Living Foundation, Robert Popovian, PharmD, MS, has a bird’s-eye view of some of the central issues of biosimilar access in the United States.
Ivo Abraham, PhD, Discusses G-CSF Biosimilars, Such as Neulasta Onpro
October 11th 2021Ivo Abraham, PhD, a professor with University of Arizona Health Sciences in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, outlines the current trajectory and savings potential for granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) biosimilars and Neulasta Onpro (pegfilgrastim).
Not So Different: Dr Gary Lyman Explains How to Ensure Physician Confidence in Biosimilars
August 15th 2021Gary Lyman, MD, MPH, an oncologist and hematologist, discusses some of the issues holding physicians back from prescribing biosimilars and some ways to ensure provider confidence in biosimilars.
Neal Dave, PharmD, Discusses What Clinics Need to Do to Ensure Biosimilars Are Cost-efficient
August 9th 2021Health care systems need to consistently reevaluate whether the biosimilars they utilize are the most cost-effective, Neal Dave, PharmD, the executive director of pharmacy at Texas Oncology, explains.
Cate Lockhart: Is There Hope for a Robust Biosimilar Industry in the United States?
May 26th 2021In part 1 of this interview, Cate Lockhart, executive director of the Biologics and Biosimilar Collective Intelligence Consortium, details some of her expectations for further growth of the US biosimilar market.