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Interchangeability for biosimilars

Home/Reports | Posted 20/04/2018

Dr Daniel F Alvarez, Senior Director at Pfizer, gave a presentation on interchangeability for biosimilars at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) Biosimilars Conference, which was held on 24−25 October 2017 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA [1].

Guidelines for biosimilars around the world

Home/Reports | Posted 13/04/2018

Biosimilar guidelines and regulations are being developed all over the world, as outlined by Huiguo Hu at the Biosimilars Europe Congress [1].

FDA approach to retrospectively naming biologicals

Home/Reports | Posted 06/04/2018

How the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) is tackling retrospective naming of biologicals was an issue covered by Dr Kellie Taylor, Associate Director of the Office of Medication Error Prevention and Risk Management in the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). Dr Taylor gave an update on FDA’s naming policies for biologicals, including biosimilars [1].

FDA approach to prospectively naming biologicals

Home/Reports | Posted 30/03/2018

During her presentation at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) Biosimilars Conference, Dr Kellie Taylor, Associate Director of the Office of Medication Error Prevention and Risk Management in the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology in US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s (CDER), gave an update on FDA’s naming policies for biologicals, including biosimilars [1].

FDA update on naming biologicals

Home/Reports | Posted 23/03/2018

Dr Kellie Taylor, Associate Director of the Office of Medication Error Prevention and Risk Management in the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology at the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), gave an update on the agency’s naming policies for biologicals/biosimilars at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) Biosimilars Conference, which was held on 24−25 October 2017 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA [1].

Lack of confidence in biosimilars slowing uptake in the US

Home/Reports | Posted 23/03/2018

Lack of confidence is amongst the various obstacles causing slow uptake of biosimilars in the US.

Legal and promotional wars being waged against biosimilars

Home/Reports | Posted 16/03/2018

Several obstacles contribute to the slow uptake of biosimilars in the US, one of which is the legal and promotional wars being waged against biosimilars by originator companies.

Biosimilars pricing slowing uptake in the US

Home/Reports | Posted 09/03/2018

Researchers at Trinity Partners have identified three major obstacles that are slowing the uptake of biosimilars in the US. These include biosimilars pricing, legal and promotional wars being waged by originator companies, and the lack of confidence in biosimilars. In this article biosimilars pricing is discussed.

Obstacles to biosimilars uptake in the US

Home/Reports | Posted 02/03/2018

Biosimilars uptake in the US has been slow to say the least, but what are the reasons for this? Researchers at Trinity Partners have come up with three major obstacles to increasing uptake of biosimilars in the US.

Launch of biosimilars info for healthcare professionals

Home/Reports | Posted 23/02/2018

During the European Commission’s (EC) third workshop on biosimilars, which was held in Brussels, Belgium on 5 May 2017 [1], the EC launched its new information guide on biosimilars for healthcare professionals.