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Biosimilar industry vets critique Biden's drug pricing reforms
29 November 2021 - Specialty tiers for biosimilars and reforms that address the proliferation of poor quality patents would help ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2021
The BBB’s threat to biosimilar drug development
23 November 2021 - In 2019, longtime pharmaceutical industry critic, Peter Bach, took to the Wall Street Journal to declare that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2021
PHARMAC widens access to adalimumab through transition to biosimilar
17 November 2021 - Pharmac’s chief medical officer Dr David Hughes has today announced the decision to fund a biosimilar adalimumab ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2021
Viatris and Biocon Biologics announce launch of interchangeable Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) injection and insulin glargine (insulin glargine-yfgn) injection
16 November 2021 - Branded and unbranded versions of the first-ever interchangeable biosimilar in the U.S. provide more affordable options for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
FDA touts success and challenges in biosimilar development
10 November 2021 - A top official from the US FDA offered a mixed assessment of the agency’s biosimilars program, noting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
Patient access to affordable cancer treatment increases with the launch of new biosimilar in Canada
9 November 2021 - Apobiologix today launched its first oncology therapeutic treatment Bambevi (bevacizumab), which is used in combination with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2021
FDA’s Woodcock says agency has resumed normal review pace for biosimilars, generics
9 November 2021 - Janet Woodcock, MD, acting commissioner of the FDA, delivered an upbeat report on biosimilars and generics progress ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Nov 2021
The hurried push by Congress to address drug costs shouldn’t undermine the vast savings from generics and biosimilars
6 November 2021 - Americans rightfully expect Congress to address the ever increasing prices of brand-name prescription drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2021
Strategies for generic/biosimilar market entry in Australia
19 October 2021 - After surviving the Great Patent Cliff of 2011–2016, the pharma/biopharma industry finds itself in the Second Great ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2021
FDA approves Cyltezo, the first interchangeable biosimilar to Humira
18 October 2021 - The U.S. FDA approved the first interchangeable biosimilar product to treat certain inflammatory diseases. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
Celltrion applies for product approval for Avastin biosimilar in EU
12 October 2021 - Celltrion said that it has completed the approval application procedure for CT-P16, a biosimilar of Avastin ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2021
Docs ‘use rubber stamp for drugs’
9 October 2021 - Pharmacists have raised the alarm over the influence of a US pharmaceutical corporation on Australian doctors ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2021
FDA’s naming rule for biosimilars has undermined Congress and health care
4 October 2021 - I recently tried to order white blood cell growth factor (pegfilgrastim) biosimilar for one of my ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2021
Formycon and Bioeq announce file acceptance for FYB201, a biosimilar candidate to Lucentis (ranibizumab) by the U.S. FDA
1 October 2021 - Formycon and its license partner Bioeq announce that the U.S. FDA accepted the biologics license application for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2021
Xbrane Biopharma announces that partner Stada's marketing authorisation application for ranibizumab is submitted and validated by European Medicines Agency
30 September 2021 - Xbrane Biopharma today announces that a marketing authorisation Application for biosimilar ranibizumab submitted by its co-development ...