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 2, 2017
On Friday, April 21st, the FDA approved its fifth biosimilar, Renflixis (infliximab-abda). While the second biosimilar approved for Remicade (infliximab)- the first being Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb), approved in April 2016. Renflexis is noteable as the first biosimilar to be approved without a meeting of an FDA Advisory Committee. Advisory committees provide FDA with independent opinions and […]
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 […]
March 2, 2017
ASBM held a series of meetings in February with Australian regulators and policy makers, as well as pharmacy, physician and patient organizations. ASBM Executive Director Michael Reilly was joined by International Advisory Board member Stephen Murby, who is also the former head of the Consumers Health Forum. The primary purpose of these meetings was to […]
February 21, 2017
On February 20th, ASBM Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider, Associate Dean of University Arizona College of Pharmacy, testified before the New Mexico Legislature in support of its biosimilar substitution bill. Dr. Schneider appeared before the House Business and Industry Committee to support and the Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee to support HB 260 and SB […]
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 […]
January 13, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASBM Statement on Final Guidance for Industry Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products (Issued January 12, 2017) ARLINGTON, Va. – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today issued the following statement in response to FDA final guidance on biologic naming: We commend the FDA for its continued leadership in emphasizing the importance […]
January 7, 2017
newsletter | January 2017 issue 54 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 […]
November 18, 2016
Philip J. Schneider, MS FASHP Associate Dean, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy ASBM Advisory Board Chair This past weekend it was my honor to participate in a continuing education course for 100 New York pharmacists on the topic of biologic medicines and biosimilars, including safety and regulatory considerations which affect pharmacy practice. The 5-hour […]
