June 1, 2017
On May 30th, in partnership with the Connecticut State Medical Society, ASBM presented a 2-hour Continuing Medical Education (CME) course entitled “Biosimilars: New Choices, New Challenges”. The event began with remarks by CSMS President Jeff Gordon, MD, who is Medical Director of Hematology-Oncology Services at Day-Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT. Dr. Gordon emphasized the great excitement […]
May 19, 2017
On May 19th, ASBM submitted comments on the FDA’s Draft Guidance Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product. The comments may be read in their entirety below, or are available here as a PDF. May 22, 2017 Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305)here. Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services […]
May 12, 2017
May 6th-9th, ASBM exhibited at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2017, an annual gathering of gastroenterologists, patient advocates, and drug manufacturers held in Chicago, IL. ASBM Steering Committee member Andrew Spiegel, Executive Director of Global Colon Cancer Association (GCCA), represented ASBM and GCCA in a booth shared by both groups. Mr. Spiegel discussed the importance of […]
May 4, 2017
In this video, ASBM’s Advisory Board Chairman Philip Schneider, Associate Dean of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy; and Advisory Board Member Ronald Jordan, Dean of the Chapman University School of Pharmacy discuss the role of pharmacists with respect to biosimilars.
April 5, 2017
On April 4rd, in Geneva, Switzerland, ASBM participated in the World Health Organization’s 64rd Stakeholder Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names. ASBM has been a regular participant at the INN Consultations since 2013. ASBM’s Chairman Harry L. Gewanter, Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider, MS, FASHP and Advisory Board Member Jeff Jones, PhD represented ASBM at this […]
March 17, 2017
On March 16th, ASBM Chairman Harry Gewanter, MD testified before the Kansas Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee in support of HB 2107 which would modify the Kansas Pharmacy Act to permit the pharmacy-level substitution of interchangeable biosimilars. ASBM’s Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider, Associate Dean of University of Arizona College of Pharmacy testified in support […]
March 5, 2017
newsletter | March 2017 issue 56 Who We Are The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines is an organization composed of patients, physicians, pharmacists, biotechnology companies that develop innovative and biosimilar medicines, and others who are working together to ensure that patient safety is at the forefront of the biosimilars policy discussion. It […]
February 16, 2017
A leading authority on international biosimilar medicines policies today released new research that identifies key areas to improve Australian physicians’ confidence in prescribing biosimilar medicines. The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM), a non-profit organization, surveyed 160 Australian physicians who prescribe biologics from seven therapeutic specialties with respect to their beliefs and attitudes […]
February 7, 2017
newsletter | February 2017 issue 55 Who We Are The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines is an organization composed of patients, physicians, pharmacists, biotechnology companies that develop innovative and biosimilar medicines, and others who are working together to ensure that patient safety is at the forefront of the biosimilars policy discussion. It […]
January 26, 2017
On January 24th, ASBM participated in a briefing for 25 Kansas state legislators, patients, and others regarding HB 2107, a recently introduced biosimilar substitution bill similar to those passed by 26 states and Puerto Rico. ASBM had submitted a letter of support for the bill the previous day. Read ASBM’s letter of support for HB 2107 […]
