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The Top 5 Biosimilars Articles for the Week of May 14
The Center for Biosimilars® recaps the top 5 articles for the week of May 14, 2018.
Transcript:
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 May 14.
Number 5: The President’s plan to reduce drug prices for Americans includes asking FDA to issue guidance on possible abuse of safety programs to delay generic or biosimilar competition.
Number 4: Pfenex has announced positive top-line results from a phase 3 study of its follow-on teriparatide, referencing Forteo, a recombinant human parathyroid hormone.
Number 3: A study of pregnant patients treated with biosimilar infliximab for inflammatory bowel disease found that the biosimilar was not associated with any new safety concerns.
Number 2: CMS has released updated versions of its Drug Spending Dashboards, and data included show that prices are on the rise for drugs that have existing or upcoming biosimilar competition.
Number 1: The FDA has approved Pfizer’s epoetin alfa biosimilar, Retacrit, which the company is preparing to launch in 2018.
Finally, last week, our e-newsletter asked for your thoughts on which approach to biosimilar education is likely to have the biggest impact.
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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Biosimilars Policy Roundup for September 2024—Podcast Edition
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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Bring Down Drug Prices
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