October 25, 2012
One biosimilar developer is pushing FDA to address how changes to innovator biologics over time could affect biosimilar products that reference them, advocating for the agency to use comparability standards as a basis for determining biosimilarity, allow biosimilar determinations based only on one version of an innovator product if drift occurs and investigate ways to […]
October 5, 2012
The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM), the International Cancer Advocacy Network (ICAN) and AZBio hosted “Biosimilars Policy Forum: Ensuring Patient Safety” on September 27, 2012 in Phoenix, AZ, to discuss the complex challenges the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces as it seeks to establish a regulatory pathway that will lead to the approval […]
October 2, 2012
WASHINGTON – On September 27, 2012 the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a revised version of their 2008 Question and Answer (Q&A) document differentiating the regulatory standards for biosimilar medicines from the standards used to support generic chemical medicines. ASBM Chairman Richard Dolinar, MD, released the following statement in recognition of the importance of that […]
September 18, 2012
86% of physicians responding to a new US survey say they want to be notified before a patient is switched to a different biologic product than the one prescribed, even if there are no known concerns associated with it. And 85% of physicians responding to the poll said that they want to have the authority […]
September 18, 2012
All biologic drugs, including biosimilars, should be required to have unique names to ensure their safety, the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) said Sept. 13. ASBM released a survey examining physician practices and perspectives with regard to biosimilar medicine identification and substitution. ASBM said these policy issues remain unresolved and will have “a fundamental […]
September 17, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today announced the results of a new survey on physician opinions relating to biologics and biosimilars. ASBM Chairman, Dr. Richard O. Dolinar, presented key findings during the DIA/FDA Biosimilars Conference: Guidances, Science, and BsUFA in Washington, D.C., where he urged the FDA to make patient-safety the […]
September 13, 2012
The Alliance for Safe Biologics released a new survey examining physician practices and perspectives with regard to biosimilar medicine identification and substitution – policy issues that remain unresolved and will have a fundamental impact on patient safety. Over 350 endocrinologists, dermatologists, oncologists, rheumatologists, nephrologists and neurologists – all specialties that prescribe biologics – responded to […]
September 6, 2012
On September 6, Dr. Dolinar presented an overview of biologics and biosimilars at the Florida Association of Health Plans Annual Conference. View his FAHP Presentation
July 24, 2012
The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) will host a series of roundtables beginning in September to seek input from the patient, physician and pharmacist communities on the issue of physician notification for biosimilars. The roundtables seek to build on the May 24th ASBM Advisory Board physician notification working group meeting led by Chairman Richard […]
