Rheumatology

Health technology tssessments play an important role in building confidence for use of biosimilars, yet very few meet criteria for thoroughness.

With the launch of an adalimumab, Cadila hopes to get a piece of the worldwide biosimilar market for antirheumatic treatments.

Two decades of using anti–tumor necrosis factor (TNF) drugs in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have answered some questions and left others unanswered.

The launch marks the first European market entry for Nepexto.

A September 29, 2020, symposium with Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, of Cardinal Health will explore how to incorporate biosimilars into the treatment of inflammatory conditions.

The statistics show that for the Rocky Mountain province, biosimilar savings are pouring into the health care system and allowing for significantly greater access.

Two Biogen officials make the case for getting anti–tumor necrosis factor (TNF) biosimilars into wider play.

Intract Pharma believes infliximab can be delivered orally and, in conjunction with Celltrion Group, aims to apply its technology and expertise to make it happen.

Employers could save thousands of dollars by promoting the use of biosimilars that will keep employees with rheumatoid arthritis from having to file for disability, according to Brian Gifford, PhD, research director of the Integrated Benefits Institute.

Ali Mcbride, PharmD, MS, BCOP, is taking a lead role in promoting the use and understanding of biosimilars in oncology.

A Pacific Research Institute economist says that by his scorecard, biosimilars are not supercharging the market the way they ought to be doing .

There has been an outpouring of advocacy tugging biosimilars into the marketplace, and market share of these lower-cost drugs has increased.

Up-and-coming Henlius Biotech consolidates its footing in the biosimilar world with another regulatory approval.

Celltrion finds fault with a critique of equivalence margins used to approve its infliximab biosimilar.

Defining biosimilar use in the United States as "sluggish," Juliana Reed, MS, said employers have to get involved.

Japanese investigators say more needs to be known about what happens post treatment with biosimilar infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Now that Polpharma Biologics has fully integrated Bioceros into its brand, the company hopes to become one of the world’s leading biologics manufacturers.

Investigators set out to learn whether the imposition of out-of-pocket spending caps on specialty drugs would unleash a wave of drug spending and prompt payer policy change.

A new study showed that biosimilar interferon beta-1a (IFN-β-1a) may be effective in helping to treat patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

In an award-winning attempt to get closer to patients, Samsung Bioepis has replaced harsh typography with white backgrounds and gentle shapes on its new biosimilar packaging.

A real-world study on inflammatory bowel disease employing originator and biosimilar biologics suggests anti–tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy may be more effective for Crohn disease than for ulcerative colitis.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has expanded on its hopes for a biosimilar comeback with a commercialization deal with Alvotech, which could bring as many as 5 biosimilars to the US market.

Cadila Pharmaceuticals charges ahead with yet another biosimilar launch in India, an osteoporosis agent referencing Eli Lilly's teriparatide drug Forteo.

Biosimilars have improved access to health care in India, but many effective new drugs are high priced and patented, and authors of a new study recommend interventions to make these available, too.

Biosimilar exports make up a hefty chunk of biologics and other drug exports from the Republic of Korea to the United States and Europe, according to a report.

Amid the confusion of the pandemic, fundamental business strategies are reshaping the biosimilar playing field, according to corporate earnings reports.

Investigators speculate on why infliximab biosimilars don’t have a larger market share by now.

Although the pandemic continues to affect health care companies worldwide, biosimilar manufacturers continue to move forward with new product developments and business plans.

Vizient predicts that drug price inflation, partly due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), will be 3.29% in 2021 and is banking on biosimilars to help contain the rising cost of medication, it said in a comprehensive review for its member health companies.

If you can’t beat biosimilars, join them, is the mantra; but at Amgen there’s still gold in originator products, according to its latest earnings report.