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Analyzing the impact of biosimilars on biologic drug development pipelines

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Biosimilars, which are biologic drugs that are highly similar to an already approved biologic drug, are transforming the pharmaceutical industry. As patents for original biologic drugs expire, biosimilars are becoming increasingly important, offering more affordable treatment options for patients and healthcare systems.

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Four Crucial Questions about the Humira Biosimilar Price War (rerun)

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This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I put the finishing touches on our new 2023-24 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors. Boehringer-Ingelheim launched an unbranded, low WAC version of its interchangeable biosimilar. The Humira biosimilar market has arrived!

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The Biosimilar Landscape: An Overview of Regulatory Approvals by the EMA and FDA

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This article was originally published by Ioana Gherghescu and Begoña Delgado-Charro in Pharmaceutics 2021, 13(1) under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Abstract Biosimilar medicines expand the biotherapeutic market and improve….

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Divisional Patent Minefields: Navigating Big Pharma’s Patent Extension Strategies

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The article “The devil is in the divisional: an analysis of divisional patents, deadlines, declarations and suggestions for future practice” by Mieke Filler provides a comprehensive analysis of the strategic use of divisional patents in the pharmaceutical sector to delay generic and biosimilar market entry.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You FDA’s new guidance on postapproval manufacturing changes for biosimilars focuses on current practice, new dosage forms

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FDA’s new guidance on postapproval manufacturing changes for biosimilars focuses on current practice, new dosage forms Meeting a biosimilar user fee commitment, the FDA is expanding on its recommendations for biosimilar and interchangeable product applicants asking the FDA for post-approval manufacturing changes.

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Drug Channels News Roundup, October 2021: PBMs’ Oncology Exclusions, Biosimilar Boom, BCBS vs. Hospitals, U.S. vs. the World, and CRISPR Comedy

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It’s the biosimilar boom! drug spending shambles into the middle of the herd Plus, The Onion summons the only humorous article about CRISPR. PBMs are conjuring a terrifying number of formulary exclusions for oncology drugs Eerie! Brrr.did you hear that? Scream as Blue Cross Blue Shield frightfully overpays hospitals Shocking!

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Article EMA Thank You What we expect European regulators to do in March 2024

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There are also some product-specific bioequivalence guidelines open for comment, along with concept papers proposing the development of materials on the topics of biosimilar development and non-inferiority comparisons in clinical trials.