The Center for Biosimilars® recaps the top 5 articles for the week of April 30, 2018.
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Hi, I’m Kelly Davio 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 biosimilars articles for the week of April 30.
Number 5: Real-world evidence shows that biosimilar filgrastim has the potential to improve access to febrile neutropenia prophylaxis.
Number 4: A session at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, provided an in-depth look at state legislation on biosimilars.
Number 3: Biosimilar developer Biocon has been issued a new Form 483 noting observations from an FDA inspection of its Bangalore manufacturing facility.
Number 2: Celltrion’s trastuzumab biosimilar, Herzuma, has launched in Europe, making it the second biosimilar referencing Herceptin to become available in the European marketplace.
Number 1: The FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter for Sandoz’s proposed rituximab biosimilar.
Finally, last week, our e-newsletter asked whether you think that physician education on biosimilars will improve as more products come to market.
To view results of the poll, visit us on LinkedIn.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
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