Safe Biologics

MAY 21, 2024

Doing so would undermine physician confidence in biosimilars and jeopardize treatment stability for many patients, according to ASBM’s Executive Director, Michael Reilly in a r esponse published in GaBI Journal. Biosimilars, while safe and effective, aren’t generics and shouldn’t be treated as such.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Legal win leads Amgen to at-risk launch of Eylea biosimilar Phil.Taylor Thu, 24/10/2024 - 07:07 Bookmark this

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Safe Biologics

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

SAVE THE DATE: ASBM and GaBI to Present Webinar on the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act October 31st On October 31st, ASBM and the Generics and Biosimilar Initiative will present a webinar focusing Senate Bill 2305, the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act. Health policy experts will review current U.S.

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Express Pharma

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Biocon Biologics , a subsidiary of Biocon announced new dermatology data presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) 2024 Congress in Amsterdam. This in the context of multiple switches between the reference product and the biosimilar as required of an interchangeability study.”

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Safe Biologics

JUNE 6, 2024

ASCO 2024: ASBM Releases Resource Guide for Cancer Patients on IRA’s Impact on R&D, Access From May 31st – June 4th, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) held its Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. ASBM Discusses Biosimilar Interchangeability and Substitution at Oregon’s St. View the resource guide here.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has approved Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) as a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara (ustekinumab). Sustainable biosimilar competition in Europe: can it be achieved? Stelara biosimilars in the US market The first Stelara biosimilars are expected to enter the US market in 2025. “We

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Safe Biologics

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Physicians Overwhelmingly Support Current FDA Data Standards, Switching Studies for Interchangeable Biosimilars; Oppose Pharmacy Substitution of Non-Interchangeable Biosimilars FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 4, 2024 Arlington, VA- U.S. physicians. physicians. In the U.S. In the U.S.

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Safe Biologics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Prioritize Patient Treatment Stability, Physician Confidence Michael Reilly September 25, 2024 Biologic medicines have revolutionized the treatment of serious chronic diseases including, arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, and cancer. To date, 59 biosimilars have been approved and have saved our health system $24 billion.

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Safe Biologics

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The CHMP recognizes that there may be the potential to waive certain clinical data requirements even for complex biosimilars such as mAbs based on solid evidence of quality comparability. Comments may be submitted here until April 30, 2024. Read the concept paper here.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 24, 2023

The newly-launched business, called Corvardis, is already targeting the Humira biosimilar landscape with Hyrimoz via a planned Sandoz-partnered launch in Q1 2024.

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Safe Biologics

AUGUST 27, 2024

A 2024 survey of 270 U.S. 87% of respondents agreed that they are more comfortable switching a patient from an originator biologic to a biosimilar if that medicine has been specifically evaluated for the impact of switching on safety and efficacy. Only 11% believe all biosimilars should be deemed interchangeable. policy here.

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Safe Biologics

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Lower med standards endangers health Altoona Mirror Opinion Oct 2, 2024 Dr. Ralph McKibbin As a practicing physician in Pennsylvania, I firmly believe that the relationship between a doctor and their patient should guide every treatment decision. While these drugs are safe and effective, they are not exact copies of the original biologics.

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STAT

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sales of Bristol’s top sellers will decline significantly or vanish as generic or biosimilar medicines emerge. Patents on big-selling medicines expire, but new medicines will come to take their place. Investors may not be able to view those changes with equanimity.

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Safe Biologics

JULY 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024 – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) announces the publication of a paper underscoring the critical role of the FDA’s interchangeable biosimilar data requirements in maintaining the safety and efficacy of biosimilar substitutions. In the U.S., In the U.S., Reilly: “While 89% of U.S.

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Big Molecule Watch

JANUARY 18, 2024

As regular Big Molecule Watch readers know, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) was signed into law as part of the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, creating an abbreviated licensure pathway for “biosimilar” and “interchangeable” biological products. The Guide to Biosimilars Litigation and Regulation in the U.S.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 30, 2024

CHMP biosimilar recommendations A positive opinion for Tofidence (tocilizumab) was adopted by the committee, indicated for rheumatoid arthritis, COVID-19, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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Express Pharma

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The 17th edition of CPHI & PMEC India, organised by Informa Markets in India, returns in an advanced format, scheduled from November 26-28, 2024, at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR. India’s pharma industry is on an impressive growth trajectory, expected to reach $65 billion by 2024 and to double to $130 billion by 2030.

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Safe Biologics

JANUARY 6, 2024

In November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Proposed Rule that would permit Medicare Part D plan sponsors to substitute non-interchangeable biosimilars in place of the biologic medicines now used to treat many chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and cancer.

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Big Molecule Watch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Approval of Accord’s Trastuzumab Biosimilar : On September 18, 2024, Accord announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 420 mg dosage of HERCESSI (trastuzumab-strf), a biosimilar to Genentech’s HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab), to treat HER2-overexpressing breast and gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 1, 2024

The committee gave a positive opinion for the biosimilar Steqeyma (ustekinumab). CHMP meeting highlights: April 2024 The post CHMP meeting highlights – June 2024 appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review. EMA’s human medicines committee decided to revoke the conditional marketing authorisation for Ocaliva.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As regular readers know, the biosimilar boom for provider-administered drugs has been accelerating. In many therapeutic areas, biosimilars’ market share is approaching 80%. I also offer some thoughts on 2023 and 2024. will face multiple biosimilar competitors. Prices are dropping while adoption accelerates.

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STAT

MARCH 3, 2023

Civica, a nonprofit, plans to begin selling biosimilar insulin for roughly $30 per vial by 2024 — $5 more than the new price of Lilly’s generic insulin. And the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. plans to sell low-cost insulin. But drug=pricing experts predict Lilly’s moves will not undercut those efforts.

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Express Pharma

JUNE 28, 2024

Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) concluded the 9th edition of the Global Pharmaceutical Quality Summit 2024. With the audits starting in July 2024, we aim to produce world-class products, as emphasized by the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Zero defect and Zero effect.’

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Big Molecule Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2024

On September 19, 2024, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion for Sandoz’s aflibercept biosimilar AFQLIR. On September 20, 2024, Samsung and Biogen announced that the CHMP also adopted a positive opinion for their aflibercept biosimilar OPUVIZ.

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Big Molecule Watch

APRIL 19, 2024

On April 15, 2024, Fresenius Kabi announced the U.S. launch of its ACTEMRA biosimilar, TYENNE (tocilizumab-aazg) as an intravenous formulation. The post Fresenius Kabi Announces Launch of TYENNE, a Tocilizumab Biosimilar Referencing ACTEMRA appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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Big Molecule Watch

JUNE 5, 2024

In the past few weeks, the European Commission provided marketing authorization for biosimilars of denosumab and omalizumab, as well as an ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab. On May 22, Sandoz announced that it received marketing authorization from the European Commission for its WYOST® and JUBBONTI® denosumab biosimilars.

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Big Molecule Watch

MAY 25, 2023

Today Celltrion announced that the FDA approved its biosimilar product, YUFLYMA (adalimumab-aaty), a high-concentration (100mg/mL) and citrate-free formulation of HUMIRA. As we previously reported , Celltrion entered into an agreement in April 2022 with AbbVie that would allow Celltrion to market its biosimilar to AbbVie’s HUMIRA product.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Here on Drug Channels , we have long highlighted the boom in provider-administered biosimilars. In contrast to the pharmacy market, adoption of these biosimilars is growing, prices are dropping, and formulary barriers continue to fall. As we demonstrate, health plans pay hospitals far above acquisition costs for biosimilars.

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Big Molecule Watch

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Committee for Medicine Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) recommended 14 medicines for European Medicines Agency Approval (“EMA”) approval (“marketing authorization”), during its monthly meeting on July 22-25, 2024. The post EU Committee Recommends Approval of 6 New Biosimilars in July 2024 Meeting appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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Safe Biologics

JANUARY 12, 2024

The automatic substitution of biosimilars is a controversial practice, banned in many countries including nearly all of Western Europe. Oregon state law currently only permits biosimilars that the FDA has approved as interchangeable to be automatically substituted.

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Big Molecule Watch

APRIL 26, 2024

On April 23, 2024, Alvotech announced “positive topline results from a confirmatory clinical study for AVT05,” Alvotech’s proposed golimumab biosimilar to Janssen Biotech, Inc.’s ’s SIMPONI (R) and SIMPONI ARIA (R). ” AVT05 has not yet received regulatory approval.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

At its February 2024 meeting, the EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended the extension of marketing authorisations for six treatments, and positive opinions for the approval of ten medicines. CHMP meeting highlights: January 2024 The post CHMP meeting highlights: February 2024 appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.

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Express Pharma

JULY 15, 2024

” Dr Harshit Jain, Founder & Global CEO, Doceree: “Budget 2024 is a defining moment for the pharmaceutical sector in India. Vijay Chawla, Partner and Head, Life Sciences, KPMG in India : “ The Indian pharmaceutical industry has several expectations from the Union Budget 2024.

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Big Molecule Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2024

On September 27, 2024, Formycon AG (“Formycon”) and its commercialization partner Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) jointly announced that the European Commission (EC) has issued a marketing authorization for FYB202/OTULFI (ustekinumab-aauz), a biosimilar to STELARA®. and worldwide.”

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Drug Channels

APRIL 3, 2024

The 2024 formularies described below should boost biosimilar adoption. As a new Biosimilar Council report shows , Humira retained 99% of market share in late 2023, despite being more expensive than its biosimilars. Click here to see the original post from January 2024. You can find our updated counting below.

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Pharmacy Times

MARCH 8, 2024

Cardinal Health released its 2024 biosimilars report, including research and in-depth analyses on legislative development, payer landscapes, and new treatments in the pipeline.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s Drug Channels Outlook 2024 live video webinar. CVS Health has finally revealed its strategy for biosimilars of AbbVie’s Humira. Click here to see the original post from September 2023.

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