Lana Pine

Enhancing access to biosimilars in the US involves multiple key factors, including active participation from payers, providers, and the healthcare community to incentivize the utilization of biosimilars.

Several key initiatives designed to streamline and enhance the efficiency of biosimilar development in the US market are underway, underscoring the timeliness of the Biosimilars Forum's recent report.

Treatment with follitropin alfa resulted in a higher proportion of patients with good quality embryos and higher pregnancy rates when compared with the biosimilar group.

Juliana Reed, MS, discusses the recent publication of a peer-reviewed report by the Biosimilars Forum on the future trajectory of biosimilar development and its applications.

Secondary endpoints, including safety, efficacy, immunogenicity, and pharmacokinetics, were highly similar between infliximab and biosimilar CMAB008.

Pharmacokinetic parameters and bioequivalence were comparable among patients receiving reference tocilizumab and its proposed biosimilar, HS628.

The empagliflozin reference drug and its biosimilar (CKD-370) demonstrated bioequivalence, and both treatments were well-tolerated among patients.

The biosimilar month in review highlights the July 1 launch of 7 adalimumab (Humira) biosimilars in the US and the cost-saving potential of increased biosimilar availability.

At the 48-hour mark, the mean difference between high-dose VX-548 and placebo was 37.8 in the abdominoplasty group and 36.8 in the bunionectomy group, thus demonstrating the drug's pain relief potential.

Most (73%) patients surveyed expressed they sought to completely stop or never start using opioids for their chronic pain.

Stephen Pagnotta, executive director and Biosimilar commercial lead at Boehringer Ingelheim, discusses the significance of the US launch of biosimilar adalimumab-adbm and its interchangeable designation.

The estimated total savings was over €243 million for TNF, with over €166 million ascribed to reductions in treatment costs for rheumatic diseases.

Patients who completed the survey were significantly more likely to achieve 12-month persistence on adalimumab biosimilar SB5 when compared with non-respondents.

The limited impact of past policy interventions to increase biosimilars uptake in Belgium suggests a need for individualized, proactive measures.

Results showed even at a 55% discount, the biosimilar adalimumab-atto still costs more than double the launch price of reference adalimumab.

The main pharmacokinetic parameters were comparable between the tocilizumab reference and the biosimilar cohorts.

Juliana Reed, MS, predicts what the future holds regarding biosimilar access in the United States.

Juliana Reed, MS, explains the factors decision-makers need to consider to ensure lower-cost adalimumab biosimilars reach millions of patients in the United States.

Although the recent launch of 7 adalimumab biosimilars should lead to cost savings and better access to medication, the role of pharmacy benefit managers raises concerns for Reed and her team.

The use of infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept following biosimilar entry increased by 88.9%, 22.4%, and 14.6%, respectively.

The biosimilar month in review highlights ranibizumab biosimilars for the treatment of nAMD, Optum Rx’s decision to recognize subcutaneous adalimumab-adbm as a preferred brand, and the cost-saving benefits of biosimilars for patients.

The citrate-free high-concentration formulation and citrate-containing low-concentration of biosimilar adalimumab-bwwd are now available to patients living in the US.

Optum Rx announced it will place the biosimilar adalimumab-adbm (Cyltezo) injection on its commercial formulary as a preferred brand.

The rituximab biosimilar rixathon was linked to the the lowest average annual cost per patient across 6 indications among all biosimilars.

Combination methotrexate plus bDMARDs, bsDMARDs, and tsDMARDs provided .009 to .33 quality-adjusted life years gained with additional costs of $15,957 to $60,722 when compared with standard of care.

All primary endpoints evaluating pharmacokinetics were achieved and immunogenicity and safety were comparable across treatment arms.

After rituximab treatment, patients experienced a reduction of symptoms, corticosteroid administration, and median corticosteroid dose from baseline.

The biosimilars month in review highlights infliximab biosimilars data presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2023, California’s proposed plan to produce and market biosimilar insulin at production-equivalent prices, and new FDA approvals.

Within the reactive care gout conversations, “pain” and “swelling” were significantly more likely to be mentioned when compared with proactive care conversations.

Between 2000 and 2019, age-standardized incidence rates of autoimmune diseases increased by 4%.