Infographic: The Diabetes Pipeline

Authors of a new in vitro study said Sanofi’s biosimilar SAR341402, approved in June 2020 by the European Medicines Agency for use in insulin pumps, had similar stability compared with the originator under stress conditions in their experiments.

This week on the podcast, we’re speaking with the executive director of the Biologics and Biosimilars Collective Intelligence Consortium (BBCIC), Cate Lockhart, PharmD, PhD, about the acceptance process for biosimilars in the United States, what BBCIC is doing to help the market develop, and how the new approval pathway for biologics will affect the pace at which biosimilars come to market.

Two US senators introduced a bipartisan bill to extend the $35 out-of-pocket cap for insulin products, established by the Inflation Reduction Act for Medicare plans, to the commercial sector.

STADA Arzneimittel and Xbrane Biopharma announced the launch of Ximluci, a ranibizumab biosimilar referencing Lucentis approved to treat ophthalmic conditions, across the European Union.

Eli Lilly and Company has launched its insulin glargine biosimilar, Rezvoglar (insulin glargine-aglr), on the US market, making it the second interchangeable insulin biosimilar to become commercially available to American patients with diabetes.

Yukon, 1 of 3 Canadian territories, announced that it will implement a biosimilars switching policy, following Newfoundland and Labrador’s announcement to move forward with a similar policy earlier this week.