The Top 5 Biosimilar Articles for the Week of April 19
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 19, 2021.
Hi, I’m Skylar Jeremias for The Center for Biosimilars®, your resource for clinical, regulatory, business, and policy news in the rapidly changing world of biosimilars.
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 19, 2021.
Number 5: In the second portion of a 2-part series on a study from the independent research center NORC at University of Chicago, The Center for Biosimilars® took a look at how pricing transparency could aid uptake of biosimilars.
Number 4: Russian pharmaceutical company Pharmapark has obtained the Russian distribution rights for a bevacizumab biosimilar candidate (HD204) developed by Prestige BioPharma.
Number 3: Anticipating roughly $26 million in annual savings, British Columbia's public payer PharmaCare is switching patients away from originator Humira.
Number 2: Two pieces of legislation with the potential to improve biosimilar uptake are headed to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature, following approvals in the House and Senate.
Number 1: New York Medicaid achieved 78% to 94% biosimilar utilization for 4 originator brands during a focused effort in 2019.
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