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Articles tagged with "pricing"

Report on EU’s Experience with Biosimilar Drugs Released: Will U.S. Experience Be Similar?

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As questions about biosimilar medications swirl among U.S. rheumatologists, a recently released report sheds some light on the European experience with biosimilars—and may offer some important insights for the U.S. market. The report, Biosimilars in the EU: Information Guide for Healthcare Professionals, was released in late April by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the…

Possible Impact of Biosimilar Infliximab on U.S. Market in Prescriptions, Pricing

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The use of biosimilars for rheuma­tology in the U.S. became a reality when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb), a biosimilar to Remicade (infliximab), in April. What this may mean is increased competition among drug companies with regard to pricing and, therefore, potentially lower costs for U.S. patients, according to Seoyoung…