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Biosimilar companies partnered with other companies and saw earnings increases, while reference product corporations faced sales erosion from biosimilar competition.

Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, D-New York, questions the use of pharmaceutical profits to defend against biosimilar competition.

There's no end in sight for Enbrel (etanercept) sales erosion, but Amgen's biosimilars are holding their own, the company reported.

The results of Voltaire-X could persuade the FDA to authorize automatic substitution of the adalimumab biosimilar Cyltezo for its reference product (Humira), investigators believe.

How much muscle did Congress invest in a pair of bills recently signed by President Biden? The answer may lie in your willingness to believe.

Medicinal packaging shouldn't remind patients that they have a condition, according to Samsung Bioepis.

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.

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

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

Opinions are diverse on how best to clear the obstructions to biosimilar market entry and patient access.

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.

This is the first 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.

An internationally recognized authority on biosimilar development discusses varieties of copy biologics in India and the need to distinguish these from true biosimilars.

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

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, a member of The Center for Biosimilars® Advisory Board, recounts a debate with a young clinician over the reliability of biosimilarity testing.

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.

The company claims in a suit that a former employee transferred high-concentration adalimumab trade secrets to his laptop and took those to a new job with Alvotech.

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

Animal toxicology studies contribute little to demonstrations of biosimilarity and yet these studies frequently must be done to satisfy international regulatory requirements, investigators conclude.

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.

Following lackluster experience with biosimilar marketing in the United States, Merck moves forward with spinoff plan.

Alvotech closes on $35 million in funding, and Samsung Bioepis gets closer to marketing an adalimumab biosimilar. Alvotech's planned high-tech expansion is pictured.

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

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

Regulatory and launch news on rheumatology biosimilars for adalimumab and infliximab was plentiful in February 2021.

Biocon and Viatris edge closer to EU marketing authorization for a bevacizumab biosimilar, among other biosimilar business developments.

Biosimilars have come a long way, and their path has mirrored that of generics—fraught with obstacles. Still, a stronger embrace is needed from physicians and payers.

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