Drug Channels

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Since I published the article below in July 2023 , there have been three notable market develpoments: IQVIA has reported that as as of mid-2023, there was almost no adoption of Amgen's Amjevita, the first Humira biosimilar. Boehringer-Ingelheim launched an unbranded, low WAC version of its interchangeable biosimilar.

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Drug Channels

JULY 18, 2023

The Humira biosimilar market has arrived! This month, nine biosimilar versions of adalimumab launched in the U.S. Surprisingly, two PBMs—Express Scripts and OptumRx—will each offer at least one low-list-price biosimilar option on their main national formularies. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As regular readers know, the biosimilar boom for provider-administered drugs has been accelerating. In many therapeutic areas, biosimilars’ market share is approaching 80%. That’s when Humira, the best-selling drug in the U.S., will face multiple biosimilar competitors. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As you've surely heard, Amgen has just launched Amjevita, the first non-interchangeable biosimilar of Humira. Our crazy drug channel led Amgen to launch both a high-list/high-rebate and a low-list/low-rebate version of the drug. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Today’s guest post comes from Steve Callahan, Senior Manager of Market Research at MMIT. Steve walks us through the expected Humira biosimilars launches and discusses potential responses from payers. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Read on for Steve’s insights.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Fein, CEO of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for his latest video webinar: Drug Channels Update: Buy-and-Bill Market Trends. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2021 Quarterly Video Webinar Series. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

JULY 20, 2022

In this issue: CVS disassociates itself from its chain pharmacy association Payers are paying attention to ICER Benefits of the biosimilar boom A fantastic takedown of health insurance deductibles Plus, I join the Advisory Board of Alto Pharmacy. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. P.S. Join my nearly 30,000 (!) to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The biosimilar market is finally beginning to fulfill its promise. The latest data show that provider-administered biosimilar drugs are successfully displacing their reference biological products. As I predicted last year, newer biosimilars are being adopted quickly, and their prices are declining rapidly.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Today, I want to highlight three significant—and presumably unintended—drug channel consequences from the hastily-passed IRA legislation. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2022 Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Biosimilar competition is expected in early January for the company’s second highest-selling drug, putting greater focus on newer products' market trajectory.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2023. Today, I want to highlight three significant—and presumably unintended—drug channel consequences from the hastily-passed IRA legislation. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. 117-169).

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2021. Drug pricing perceptions always seem to lag reality. Conveniently for HHS, ASPE's analysis stopped before the biosimilar boom began. The biosimilar market is finally beginning to fulfill its promise.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

CVS Health has finally revealed its strategy for biosimilars of AbbVie’s Humira. Rather than announce multiple biosimilars for its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) formulary, the company will instead launch Cordavis, a new subsidiary that will market a private label, low-list-price version of Sandoz’ Hyrimoz.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

JULY 26, 2023

In challenging AbbVie for share of a $19 billion drug market, competitors are testing whether high upfront discounts or behind-the-scenes rebates can win them an advantage.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 30, 2023

So far, it appears that PBMs are neither preferring Amgen's Humira biosimilar nor embracing the low-list/low-rebate version. As you've surely heard, Amgen has just launched Amjevita, the first non-interchangeable biosimilar of Humira. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. In February, AbbVie stated that U.S.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

APRIL 2, 2024

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the extraordinary focus on drug pricing in the last decade, generic competition—FDA’s only real way to have an effect on drug pricing—tops this year’s list. In the second category—limiting blockades to marketing—are efforts to limit blocking exclusivities and induced infringement liability.

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Drug Patent Watch

JUNE 3, 2021

Get Your Certificate Today By tracking patent expirations, patent litigation, generic and biosimilar development, you can anticipate these market-shaping forces and stay…. The post Get Your Certificate in Generic and Branded Drug Lifecycle Management appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Drug Channels

APRIL 3, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act. The 2024 formularies described below should boost biosimilar adoption. This year, Humira and its 14 biosimilars will provide the most intriguing formulary drama.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

AUGUST 29, 2024

Shumsky — As readers of this blog know ( see, e.g. , here ), the Affordable Generics (and Biosimilars) Act has been floating around in Congress for the better part of two decades. Karst & Michael D. Supreme Court declined to hold, in FTC v. Actavis, Inc. ,

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Drug Channels

MARCH 5, 2024

Fein, president of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for DCI’s latest live video webinar: Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act This event will be broadcast live on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Humira biosimilar market just took another step forward—but remains far from its ideal state. Last week, Cigna’s Express Scripts announced that it that will follow CVS Health’s CVS Caremark business and remove Humira from its largest commercial formulary in favor of multiple biosimilars. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 16, 2024

Today’s guest post comes from Benjamin Hinton II, Senior Market Access Solutions Analyst at MMIT. Benjamin reviews the growing trend of PBMs vertically integrating into the production of biosimilars. The findings shed light on payers' view of biosimilar conpetition, contracting challenges, and other issues.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 27, 2023

Saket discusses market access and contracting strategies for medical benefit products when pharmacy benefit biosimilar therapies launch. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Drug Channels® is a registered trademark of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. Today’s guest post comes from Saket Patel, Consultant, Advisory Services at MMIT.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 29, 2021

Food and Drug Administration approved the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product, indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Biosimilars marketed in the U.S. for the treatment of diabetes.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2023 Video Webinar Series. Dr. Adam J.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 27, 2021

As you declare your vaccinated independence, celebrate with these Drug Channels fireworks: Amazon’s teeny step toward pharmacy disruption How patients view copay accumulators My $0.02 on generic and biosimilar trends Some hospitals seem to be gaming their 340B eligibility Plus, tips on effective hospital marketing.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 7, 2024

What are the market impacts of innovative models such as Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs and Amazon's pharmacy model? What is the best solution to navigate the challenges of the 340B drug pricing program and PBM contracting? What market dynamics and barriers are impacting pricing and demand? And much more !

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Fein, CEO of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for a new live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2022. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2021 Quarterly Video Webinar Series. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute. Broadcast live on December 17, 2021. to 1:30 p.m.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 11, 2024

The FIE determination released in fall 2023 involves the Reference Product AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) and two interchangeable biosimilars—first approved is Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm), filed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, which was followed by Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb), filed by Pfizer.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

have partnered with Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, a leading Chinese pharmaceutical company, to form an exclusive strategic partnership for the commercialization of eight biosimilar medicines in China. Ltd are gaining an extremely valuable access to Yangtze River Pharmaceutical’s strong brand reputation and market experience in China.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

On March 15, 2022, Drug Channels Institute will release The 2022 Economic Report on U.S. drug pricing, reimbursement, and dispensing system. We also present a more unified outlook for specialty drugs, including specialty generics and biosimilars. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 15, 2023

Sandoz strengthens pipeline expansion through partnership to develop and manufacture multiple biosimilars Sandoz, a global leader in off-patent (generic and biosimilar) medicines, today announced a multi-year partnership with Just – Evotec Biologics, the Seattle-based subsidiary of Evotec SE.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JULY 23, 2024

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — For several years, FDA has requested that sponsors of drug or biologic led combination products identify essential performance requirements (EPRs) related to the device constituent in their applications. By Adrienne R. does not use this term.

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Agency IQ

APRIL 26, 2024

Updated guidance on promotional labeling for biosimilars and interchangeables emphasizes a similar approach Today, the FDA issued a revised draft guidance on the development of promotional labeling for biosimilars, reference products, and—newly—interchangeable products. regarding its administration, preparation, storage, or safety).

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The Pharma Data

JULY 28, 2021

billion across its major markets in 2020 alone. These major markets represented 75% of Teva’s revenues in 2020. Across 9 major markets in Europe, Teva saved healthcare systems $9.6 biosimilars market continues to develop, savings are expected to grow and surpass $100 billion from 2020 to 2024. billion in 2020.

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MAY 29, 2024

Register now for The 340B Drug Pricing Program: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook , a new live video webinar with Adam J. Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. Summer unofficially began over the weekend. Join my nearly 56,000 LinkedIn followers for daily links to neat stuff.

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