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STAT+: As Humira biosimilars take over the market, CVS has created a new ploy: the drug ‘rebate credit’

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The biggest enticement that large pharmacy benefit managers offer to the employers that hire them is drug rebates — a steady stream of money sent back to their clients, a tangible symbol of the discounts that PBMs are able to wrangle out of pharmaceutical companies. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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January 2024 Newsletter

Safe Biologics

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.

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Why the drug pricing debate is focused on insulin

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Unfortunately, the current drug pricing bill fails to take a holistic approach to addressing a system that drives affordability challenges for patients. Potential biosimilar impact. Outside of Congress, there is another element that could reduce the cost of insulin, in the form of biosimilars. Innovation to end debate?

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: How Lilly’s cuts will affect other efforts to lower insulin prices; pharma rebukes U.K. over clawbacks

STAT

… Now that Eli Lilly slashed the price for some of its insulin products, the moves raised questions about what will happen to other efforts to provide low-cost insulin, Kaiser Health News explains. And the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. But drug=pricing experts predict Lilly’s moves will not undercut those efforts.

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December 2023 Newsletter

Safe Biologics

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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November 2023 Newsletter

Safe Biologics

ASBM and GaBI Webinar Examines Policy Challenges to Interchangeable Biosimilars On November 30, ASBM and the Generics and Biosimilars Initiative (GaBI) hosted I nterchangeable Designation for Biosimilars- Ensuring Continuity of Patient Care: Upholding Interchangeability Status for Biosimilars.

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August 2023 Newsletter

Safe Biologics

ASBM Statement on Announcement of Medicare Drug Price-Setting List On August 29th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the first 10 drugs selected under its Medicare drug price “negotiation” plan, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law last year.