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"Not So Different:" Meet the Nonprofit Taking on Generic Drug Shortages
In January of last year, several hospital groups, representing approximately 450 US hospitals, revealed plans to form a nonprofit generic drug company in a bold move designed to address generic drug shortages and high prices affecting their hospitals.
In January of last year, several hospital groups, representing approximately 450 US hospitals, revealed plans to form a nonprofit generic drug company in a bold move designed to address generic drug shortages and high prices affecting their hospitals.
The nonprofit drug maker that resulted from that effort is Civica Rx, which this January announced that it had added another 12 health systems to its ranks, bringing the total of hospitals involved in the venture to 750. Several major philanthropic organizations have also joined up. This year, Civica hopes to bring the first of its generics to hospitals and healthcare systems.
This week on the podcast, we're speaking with Civica’s Heather Wall. She’s the organization’s chief commercial officer, and was recently named one of Modern Heatlhcare’s women leaders to watch.
Biosimilars Gastroenterology Roundup for February 2023—Podcast Edition
March 5th 2023On this episode of Not So Different, we chronicle the latest gastroenterology news from February, including several updates on adalimumab and infliximab biosimilars and industry analyses on the utilization of these drugs and patient confidence in gastroenterologists’ recommendations.
Decoding the Patent Puzzle: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Biosimilars
March 17th 2024On this episode of Not So Different, Ha Kung Wong, JD, an intellectual patent attorney and partner at Venable LLP, details the confusing landscape that is the US patent system and how it can be improved to help companies overcome barriers to biosimilar competition.
AAM's Craig Burton: Is the Biden Administration Doing Enough to Help Biosimilars?
November 13th 2022Craig Burton, senior vice president of policy and strategic alliances at the Association for Accessible Medicines and executive director of the Biosimilars Council, gives insight into the many health policies that the Biden administration has implemented in 2022 as well as their possible impact on biosimilar adoption.
How Health Policy Can Impact Adoption for Adalimumab Biosimilars
September 25th 2022In this episode of Not So Different, Julie Reed, executive director of the Biosimilars Forum, discussed current policy initiatives that could help biosimilar adoption and how the Inflation Reduction Act is expected to influence the adalimumab market.
