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The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) states in its latest Unsupported Price Increase report that when it comes to rising drug prices, Humira is in a class of its own.

The conservative think tank Pacific Research Institute (PRI) calculated potential biosimilar savings across multiple market share scenarios.

Martin Perry, MBChB, BSc, MMEd, FRCP, clinical medical director for the National Health Service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scotland, explains frontline care with biosimilars during COVID-19.

Steven Yates, MD, explains how the relationships that nurses have with patients can influence biosimilar acceptance.

Kathy Oubre, MS, a cochair of the biosimilars committee of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), explains findings from a broad study of biosimilar use in oncology practices.

In its first quarter of independence from Pfizer, Organon saw growth in biosimilars revenue; Sandoz' biosimilar portfolio has been touted as a growth driver amid talk of a spinoff from Novartis.

Sarah Yim, MD, provided a point-by-point overview of the FDA's efforts to clarify the role of the interchangeable biosimilar designation, improve communication with manufacturers, and pay for biosimilar regulatory reviews.

Janet Woodcock, MD, acting commissioner of the FDA, said the agency is meeting with biosimilar developers for biosimilars for 46 reference products.

In its third quarter earnings report, Amgen addressed the give and take of biosimilar competition.

Steven Yates, MD, discusses Intermountain Healthcare's policies surrounding switching patients from reference products to biosimilars.

Convinced that he could circumvent the time-consuming process of aging whiskey, Center for Biosimilars® Advisory Board member Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, used a lab process to create "biosimilar" whiskey.

As House leaders sought to build support for the Build Back Better Act, the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) objected to drug price negotiations and proposed “rebate penalties.”

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of November 1, 2021.

Prime Therapeutics said that by putting Semglee (insulin glargine) on formulary, along with other biosimilars, it could achieve savings of $41 million or more per year.

Kicking off Global Biosimilars Week, the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) released a blueprint detailing hurdles and opportunities for industry progress.

Pfizer reports on biosimilar revenues and says its switching studies for Abrilada, an adalimumab biosimilar, support interchangeable status.

The second interchangeable biosimilar approval, estimates of biosimilar savings, and competition for ranibizumab biosimilars characterized the month's developments.

Ali Ahmed, senior vice president of biosimilars for Fresenius Kabi USA discusses FDA review of the company’s Stimufend pegfilgrastim biosimilar candidate and the marketing of this product.

Payers have moved from toe-in-the-water biosimilar policies to aggressive management, contributing to much more robust savings in recent years, according to Leslie Fish, RPh, PharmD, vice president of pharmacy at IPD Analytics.

Two AmerisourceBergen/Xcenda policy experts discuss the coming wave of pharmacy benefit biosimilars, formulary decisions, pricing transparency, and the Biden Administration’s push for lower-cost biologics.

An Emory pharmacy expert talks about the timing of switching to biosimliars, the Biosimilars Forum recommends biosimilars incentives, and Samsung Bioepis reaches a milestone.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of October 25, 2021.

The arrival of Susvimo, an ocular implant for treatment of macular degeneration, poses a challenge for ophthalmic reference products and biosimilars.

Competitors in the field of adalimumab and insulin products may soon include “authorized biologics” in addition to biosimilars and interchangeable biosimilars, a pharmacy expert explains at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2021 meeting.

Reimbursement concerns and the uncertainty of how interchangeability will impact biosimilar adoption are hot-button issues in the biosimilar space, Cate Lockhart, PharmD, PhD, MS, explains in this interview.

The company said growth into new biosimilar markets fueled revenue growth during the quarter just ended. It is also working to correct factory problems identified in a September FDA inspection.

Patients with and without experience with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)–blocker biologics have incomplete knowledge of biosimilars for these agents, according to findings presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2021 Nexus meeting.

Pharmacists need to brush up on their knowledge of the interchangeable biosimilar designation, investigators said in a survey presentation at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2021 meeting.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of October 18, 2021.

In this interview with The Center for Biosimilars®, Amgen biosimilars expert Jen Norton discusses regulatory and policy incentives, interchangeable biosimilars, and market share gains.