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Poll: How Much Do You Know About Biosimilar Suffixes?

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Biosimilar suffixes were intended to help with pharmacovigilance, but they are not widely understood.

Which of the following is true about the 4-letter biosimilar suffixes?

Each is an abbreviation of the biosimilar brand name.
Suffixes are deliberately random and nonsensical.
They signify key differences between biosimilars and originator brands.
Physicians prefer using suffixes rather than brand names.

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Check out the results from our last poll:

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