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Biosimilars: a rapidly maturing market

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Adoption of biosimilars in the US has been notoriously slow, but biosimilars manufacturers and outside observers expect this to change rapidly in the coming years. One way in which the pharmaceutical industry and regulators have reacted is by developing or facilitating the development of biosimilars. The short story so far.

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Drug Channels News Roundup, June 2021: Amazon's Latest, Patients vs. Accumulators, Generics & Biosimilars, 340B Games, and a Hospital Road trip

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As you declare your vaccinated independence, celebrate with these Drug Channels fireworks: Amazon’s teeny step toward pharmacy disruption How patients view copay accumulators My $0.02 on generic and biosimilar trends Some hospitals seem to be gaming their 340B eligibility Plus, tips on effective hospital marketing.

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Available for Preorder: The 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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New sections cover: pharmacies’ administration of—and profits from—COVID-19 vaccines; smaller PBMs; PBM purchasing groups and GPOs; 340b split-billing software vendors; and shakeout and consolidation within retail pharmacy. We also present a more unified outlook for specialty drugs, including specialty generics and biosimilars.

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Can the Tropical PRV Have Its Moment (Again?) – Not all Priority Review Vouchers are Created Alike: What the Potential Loss of the Rare Pediatric PRV Could Mean for the Tropical Disease PRV Program

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

In 2006, David Ridley, Henry Grabowski, and Jeff Moe proposed a voucher in an article in Health Affairs as an incentive to develop therapies for neglected infectious and parasitic diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people in the developing world.

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A history of Johnson & Johnson

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In 2006, J&J acquired Pfizer Consumer Healthcare for $16.6 J&J’s size meant that it had the resources to bring to bear against COVID-19 as the pandemic ravaged the world in 2020 and 2021, and the company soon began work on its own vaccine in partnership with the US government. billion in cash.

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Six Crucial Trends Facing U.S. Drug Wholesalers

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If all goes well, 2021 will begin our return to normalcy, as vaccines roll out across the country. They are now poised to play a vital role in distributing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics as they become available. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2020 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. distribution channels for prescription drugs.

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A history of Pfizer

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One thing that highlighted this changed focus was the appointment of Kindler as CEO in 2006. In 2015 the company also paid $17 billion to acquire Hospira , a firm specialising in injectable drugs and biosimilars, at a time when copycat biologics were starting to make real waves in the market.