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Alvotech’s Stelara Biosimilar, Selarsdi, Receives FDA Approval

April 16, 2024

Alvotech’s Selarsdi (ustekinumab-aekn), a biosimilar referencing Stelara (ustekinumab), gained FDA approval, making it the second ustekinumab biosimilar and second for the company to be given the green light for the American market.

The 6 Key Policy Factors to Ensure Biosimilar Market Sustainability

April 16, 2024

Magnus Bodin, senior director and head of international access and policy at Biogen, presented warning signs for unsustainable biosimilar markets as well as key factors needed to create effective policies and future-proof biosimilar markets globally.

Global Biosimilar Market Projected to Reach $1.3 Trillion by 2032

April 11, 2024

The global biosimilar market is projected to surge from $25.1 billion in 2022 to approximately $1.3 trillion by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate of 17.6%, driven mainly by the increasing prevalence of cancer and the cost-effectiveness of biosimilars, as outlined in a report by Towards Healthcare.

Biosimilars Council: PBM Rebate Schemes Cost Americans, Payers $6 Billion

April 10, 2024

A report from the Biosimilars Council evaluating IQVIA data found that rebate schemes orchestrated by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are costing US patients and payers billions of dollars by suppressing biosimilar adoption.

Rising Biosimilar Adoption for an Italian Payer Will Benefit National Health Care System, Patients

April 09, 2024

Data from 2021 and 2022 indicates increasing biosimilar use in an Italian health care company, with potential for full adoption in the future, benefiting both the National Health System and citizens through efficient and sustainable health care policies.

Biosimilar Business Recap: BI Layoffs; Teva, mAbxience Partnership; Phase 3 Keytruda Biosimilar Trial

April 08, 2024

After poor sales for its adalimumab biosimilar, Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) announces layoffs; Teva Pharmaceuticals and mAbxience partner on an oncology biosimilar; Samsung Bioepis begins a phase 3 trial for a biosimilar referencing Keytruda (pembrolizumab).

Review Highlights Most Popular European Policies to Boost Biosimilar Uptake

April 03, 2024

Although tender systems are a common strategy to encourage biosimilar utilization across Europe, policies like automatic substitution are rarely utilized, according to a systematic review of European policies and biosimilar uptake.

Biosimilars Dermatology Roundup: March 2024

April 01, 2024

Between new data coming out of conferences, new insights into adalimumab biosimilars, and a study evaluating the impact of biosimilars on patient out-of-pocket costs, the biosimilar space had a very eventful March.