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Overcoming challenges in biosimilar analytical characterization

Drug Patent Watch

Biosimilars have faced significant challenges in their analytical characterization. This process involves a comprehensive analysis of the biosimilar’s molecular structure, biological activity, and other quality characteristics to demonstrate similarity to the reference product. 2024, June 19). 2024, May 17).

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The Big Three PBMs’ 2024 Formulary Exclusions: Biosimilar Humira Battles, CVS Health’s Weird Strategy, and the Insulin Shakeup

Drug Channels

For 2024, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (United Health Group)—have again each excluded 600 or more drugs from their standard formularies. This year, Humira and its 13 biosimilars will provide the most intriguing formulary drama. All rights reserved.

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Analyzing the impact of biosimilars on biologic drug manufacturing technologies

Drug Patent Watch

Biosimilars have been transforming the pharmaceutical landscape by offering cost-effective alternatives to biologic drugs. As patents for these biologics expire, the market for biosimilars is expanding rapidly, with significant implications for manufacturing technologies.

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The Biosimilar Boom and the Coming Humira Price War (Video)

Drug Channels

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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Transparency Shocker: Biosimilars Are Getting Cheaper—But Hospitals and Insurers Can Make Them Expensive

Drug Channels

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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What’s Behind CVS Health’s Novel Vertical Integration Strategy for Humira Biosimilars (rerun)

Drug Channels

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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Drug Channels Outlook 2024 (NEW Live Video Webinar)

Drug Channels

Fein, CEO of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for DCI’s new live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2024 This event will be broadcast live on Friday, December 15, 2023 12:00 p.m. Please note that our December 2023 webinar is *not* included with next year’s 2024 Video Webinar Series.)