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In a deal to sell the 50% ownership stake, Biogen would receive up to $2.3 billion.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 24, 2022.

Two new studies have investigated the adalimumab biosimilar SB5 (Imraldi; Samsung Bioepis) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) and non-anterior uveitis associated with Behcet's syndrome (BS).

US biosimilar uptake faces several barriers, including misconceptions regarding biosimilar efficacy and a misalignment of prescription incentives between payers, providers, and patients, panelists discussed.

Many governments have aligned their guidelines with those published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Sean McGowan, senior director of Biosimilars for AmerisourceBergen, forecasts potential biosimilar approvals and launches in 2022 as well as offers insights into how emerging biosimilars will impact the market and pricing in the coming years during an interview.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, talks about what kind of educational material still needs to be created and which stakeholders are in need of education on the financial benefits of biosimilars.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 17, 2022.

In the third quarter, ending December 31, 2021, biosimilars revenues were up 28% year over year for Biocon Biologics Ltd.

Two biosimilars, Pfizer’s Zirabev and Amgen’s Mvasi, have been approved for indications including unresectable, locally advanced NSCLC and recurrent or metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC. BI 695502 is no longer under development by Boehringer Ingelheim.

Bret Jackson, president of the Economic Alliance for Michigan, notes that Ford Motor is a biosimilar success story, having saved a significant amount of money on just a handful of drugs.

Records show the biosimilar for bevacizumab was used to treat both new patients and those already receiving care with the reference product.

Insulin costs have increased dramatically in recent years, and the study authors note that high costs for many patients result in nonadherence or insulin rationing, leading to diabetic complications and even death.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, shared his thoughts on which coverage type he expects will have the most robust biosimilar savings: Medicare, commercial, or military.

The International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association has appointed a veteran member, Vivian Frittelli, MBA, ACIS, to take over as chair.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 10, 2022.

Ford Motor saved $5 million by switching patients to 5 biosimilars, and other manufacturers and employers in Michigan have achieved good results with switching programs, the Economic Alliance of Michigan reports.

As 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.

Amgen Chairman and CEO Robert Bradway touted the potential of 11 biosimilars anticipated to be driving revenues for the company by 2030.

In a recent paper, Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD summarizes some of his central ideas on the relevance of FDA biosimilar testing standards.

Simlandi (AVT02) is the second high-concentration, citrate-free adalimumab (Humira) biosimilar to be approved in the Canada market.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, discusses his predictions for etanercept and adalimumab biosimilar pricing and why he hopes manufacturers will offer them at large discounts to reference biologics.

In India, an emphasis on outdated biosimilar testing has restricted market entry of these products and discouraged manufacturers, patient advocates contend.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of January 3, 2022.

Biobetters may gain an edge on reference products, and multiple biosimilars are under development for ophthalmic disorders, the authors write.

The companies hope to gain FDA approval for a high-concentration, citrate-free version of Hadlima, an adalimumab biosimilar that was approved in a lower concentration in July 2019.

A comparative study of PanGen Biotech’s epoetin alfa biosimilar candidate PDA10 and the reference product, Retacrit, demonstrated comparable efficacy and safety.

Savings from adalimumab biosimilars, which won't enter the US market until 2023, account for a significant share of the total, investigators said.

Patients with stage IV nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) demonstrated equivalent outcomes when treated with MYL-1402O or Avastin.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, explains pricing issues for reference drugs and biosimilars.