Skylar Jeremias

March 06, 2023

The FDA approved the prefilled autoinjector version of Coherus Biosciences’ pegfilgrastim biosimilar (Udenyca), which will allow for patients at risk of febrile neutropenia to administer a full dose of pegfilgrastim at home.

March 06, 2023

At the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation congress, Celltrion Healthcare shared positive safety and efficacy data on maintenance therapy including its infliximab biobetter allowing for subcutaneous administration, Remsima SC.

March 05, 2023

On this episode of Not So Different, we chronicle the latest gastroenterology news from February, including several updates on adalimumab and infliximab biosimilars and industry analyses on the utilization of these drugs and patient confidence in gastroenterologists’ recommendations.

March 02, 2023

As Eli Lilly and Company announces that it will slash prices for its insulin products and cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin, the company shared that it will launch its interchangeable insulin biosimilar, Rezvoglar, at a 78% discount to the originator (Lantus).

March 01, 2023

As a new wave of biosimilars to treat inflammatory bowel disease— an umbrella term for Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis—enter the US market, a lot of clinical and policy news regarding adalimumab and infliximab biosimilars emerged throughout the month of February.

February 28, 2023

Viatris’ earnings report for the full year of 2022 showed $1.95 billion of cash proceeds, which was largely driven by the sale of its biosimilar portfolio to Biocon Biologics.

February 26, 2023

On this episode of Not So Different, Vizient’s Carina Dolan, PharmD, MS, BCOP, expounds on some of the results from Vizient’s recent edition of its Pharmacy Market Outlook Report, including how inflation could influence biosimilar utilization.

February 23, 2023

In Cardinal Health’s 2023 Biosimilars Report, more than 60% of surveyed providers said they would only want to prescribe adalimumab biosimilars with interchangeability designations, suggesting the label may have a greater impact on uptake than originally expected.

February 23, 2023

Fresenius Kabi announced a global partnership with Formycon for an ustekinumab biosimilar; Similis Bio partners with Novel351K to co-develop 3 biosimilars; and Celltrion Healthcare launched its bevacizumab biosimilar in Japan.

February 22, 2023

Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, MD, JD, principal deputy center director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, gave a keynote presentation at Access 2023 on how the Biosimilar User Fee Act and the Generic Drug User Fee Act have developed over the last year.