Rheumatology

BioFactura has specialized in biodefense agents for smallpox and Marburg virus, but sees revenue potential in biosimilars.

More transparency in how health care money is spent could improve utilization and efficiency, panelists said at the Medicines for Europe event.

In 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.

The pandemic interrupted health care for many patients and saddled health care institutions with high costs. How might biosimilars improve conditions?

Investigators in British Columbia surveyed patients for their impressions of biosimilars before and after mandatory switching.

Adjusting for variables, investigators found little difference in disease outcomes for patients who switched to the infliximab originator vs biosimilars.

China’s streamlined system for biologics approvals has enabled Shanghai Henlius Biotech to bring biosimilars to market faster and potentially at a lower cost, Ping Cao, vice president of Business Development, explains.

Prestige BioPharma aims to expand its drug pipeline with a $152 million research and development facility.

A study funded by AbbVie finds support for maintaining patients on originator rheumatic agents, such as Humira (adalimumab), rather than switching to biosimilars.

Accused of unfair trade practices, AbbVie's CEO Richard Gonzalez pointed the finger at Medicare Part D.

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform contends AbbVie's "biosimilar defense strategy" has succeeded beyond the company's wildest imagination.

Originator company Amgen has won another round in defending its lucrative etanercept franchise, but the decision is sure to intensify scrutiny of extended patent protections.

Investigators evaluated both biosimilar vs originator savings and savings from earlier use of a lower-cost adalimumab biosimilar (Amgevita).

After being sued for allegedly stealing adalimumab process information, Alvotech fires back.

Investigators ranked biologics and Janus kinase 1 inhibitors based on past findings.

Advances in analytical testing have improved confidence in biosimilars, according to a Medicines for Europe panel.

The anatomy of an interchangeability switching study.

Amgevita is now broadly available across Canada.

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

Biocon tests the waters with itolizumab in pandemic-ravaged India, and Celltrion announces early success with an agent for the South African variant.

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.

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.

Weaker persistency and strong adherence were observed among patients taking biosimilar forms of epoetin alfa and infliximab, among others.

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.