Expected Impact of Biosimilars on the Pharmaceutical Companies.
Iranian journal of medical sciences, 2021 In the last three decades, biological products have gradually developed to be an essential basis in the pharmaceutical industry. Advancements in this field have encouraged the frontiers of science to bring life-saving treatments to patients suffering from incurable diseases, such as cancers and has also assisted clinicians in managing chronic diseases ...
Golshani, Shiva, Faramarzi, Mohammad Ali
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Policies to Encourage the Use of Biosimilars in European Countries and Their Potential Impact on Pharmaceutical Expenditure [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Introduction: Biosimilar medicines are considered promising alternatives to new biologicals with high price tags. The extent of savings resulting from biosimilar use depends on their price and uptake, which are largely shaped by pricing, reimbursement, and demand-side policies.
Vogler, Sabine +4 more
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Are biosimilars the next tool to guarantee cost-containment for pharmaceutical expenditures? [PDF]
The European Journal of Health Economics, 2013 Biological medicines contain a biological substance that is produced by or derived from a living organism. The active substances of biologicals are usually larger and more complex than those of chemically derived medicines (non-biological medicine). Biologicals are used for the treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases such as cancer, multiple
Farfan-Portet, María-Isabel +4 more
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Generics, Biosimilars, and the Ethics of Pricing Pharmaceuticals [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Science & Medicine, 2016 Recent price hikes by pharmaceutical companies underscore the importance of competition in an industry that often sets prices according to what the market will bear. A steady pipeline of generics and biosimilars is the surest check to the rising prices of drugs and biologics.
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Generic Medicines and Biosimilars: Impact on Global Pharmaceutical Policy
, 2020 Patient access to safe and cost-effective treatment is an important goal for the healthcare system. The development of biosimilar compounds and generic medicines is interesting to the industry and society to reduce healthcare costs, fulfill the needs of healthcare stakeholders and potentially increase accessibility to patients.
Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed +1 more
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Characterization of Pharmaceutical IgG and Biosimilars Using Miniaturized Platforms and LC-MS/MS [PDF]
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2016 Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have made a tremendous impact in treating patients with various diseases. MAbs are designed to specifically target a cell and illicit a response from the immune system to destroy the cell. As originator mAb drug patents are coming to an end, generic pharmaceutical companies are poised to replicate and produce so-
Kerry M, Wooding +2 more
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Purification Process of a Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone Biosimilar (Primapur®) to Yield a Pharmaceutical Product with High Batch-to-Batch Consistency [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2022 Recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (r-hFSH) is widely used for infertility treatment and is subject to the development of biosimilars. There are different purification strategies that can yield r-hFSH of pharmaceutical quality from Chinese hamster ovary cell culture broth.
Maria Sinegubova +6 more
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Biosimilar Agents for Psoriasis Treatment: The Perspective of Portuguese Patients
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2018 Introduction: Biosimilars are highly similar copies of previously approved original biologic medicines. Their introduction on the market may yield cost reduction.
Alexandra Azevedo +3 more
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Biosimilar tenecteplase versus alteplase in acute ischemic stroke: A real world study
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023 Background and Purpose: There is an unmet need for a more effective thrombolytic agent in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) management. Various studies and meta-analysis suggest tenecteplase (TNK) as non-inferior over alteplase (rTPA).
Ayush Mohan +11 more
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Medicines under additional monitoring in the European Union [PDF]
Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2019 Objective: The objective of this study was to analyse the characteristics of medicines subject to additional monitoring. We assessed the following aspects: the criteria applied to approve a medicine as being subject to additional monitoring; the ...
Esther Salgueiro +5 more
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