November 2022 Newsletter

December 8, 2022

ASBM Presents at Festival of Biologics 2022 Europe   From November 2nd-4th, ASBM representatives participated in the Festival of Biologics 2022 Europe, held in Basel, Switzerland. ASBM Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider, MS, FASHP, FFIP gave a presentation entitled “Key Factors for Improving Sustainability in Biosimilar Markets”. The presentation reflected the findings from a recent webinar ASBM held […]

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ASBM Members Share Patient Perspectives at GRx+Biosims Conference

November 20, 2022

On November 9th, two ASBM Steering Committee members participated in the 2022 Generics and Biosimilars Conference (GRx+Biosims), held in Bethesda, MD. Andrew Spiegel of the Global Colon Cancer Association and Gavin Clingham of the Alliance for Patient Access both shared patient perspectives on biosimilars at a panel entitled “The Patient Voice in Drug Development”. The purpose […]

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ASBM Presents at Festival of Biologics 2022 Europe

November 8, 2022

From November 2nd-4th, ASBM representatives participated in the Festival of Biologics 2022 Europe, held in Basel, Switzerland. ASBM Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider, MS, FASHP, FFIP gave a presentation entitled “Key Factors for Improving Sustainability in Biosimilar Markets”. The presentation reflected the findings from a recent webinar ASBM held on this subject with GaBI Journal. Among the factors […]

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ASBM Presents at Festival of Biologics 2022 Europe

November 8, 2022

From November 2nd-4th, ASBM representatives participated in the Festival of Biologics 2022 Europe, held in Basel, Switzerland. ASBM Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider, MS, FASHP, FFIP gave a presentation entitled “Key Factors for Improving Sustainability in Biosimilar Markets”. The presentation reflected the findings from a recent webinar ASBM held on this subject with GaBI Journal. Among the factors […]

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ASBM Submits Comments on Minnesota Health Plan Legislation

November 3, 2022

On November 3rd, ASBM submitted comments to the Minnesota Department of Commerce on two mandated health benefit bills, as part of a public comment period. The first proposal was SF 990, mandating coverage of multiple biologic products, which ASBM opposed. ASBM had previously led patient advocacy organization opposition to the measure last summer. From the comment letter:  […]

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ASBM Physician Survey Featured in Oncology Journal

October 25, 2022

ASBM’s recent survey of 401 U.S. physicians was featured in the October issue of the journal Oncology Practice Management. The article discussed a poster presentation given by ASBM Chairman Ralph McKibbin, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF at the Drug Information Association Global Annual Meeting (DIA 2022) on June 20th, in Chicago, IL. View the poster here.  The survey findings consistently […]

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September 2022 Newsletter

October 24, 2022

GaBI Publishes Summary of ASBM Webinar on Biosimilar Success Factors The Generics and Biosimilars Initiative (GaBI) has published a report on the first of two webinars the organization recently co-hosted with ASBM. The report summarizes the presentations from the June 29th webinar which examined “Key Factors for Successful Biosimilar Uptake in Europe, Canada and the US”. View the webinar here.  The […]

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Amgen Releases Full 2022 Biosimilar Trends Report

October 20, 2022

In October, Amgen released its full 2022 Biosimilar Trends Report. The report’s findings had been previewed earlier this year by Amgen’s Global Biosimilars Commercial Lead, Chad Pettit at a June 29th webinar hosted by ASBM and GaBI Journal. View the webinar “Key Factors for Successful Uptake of Biosimilar Markets” here. Read GaBI Journal’s Meeting Report here.  The full report […]

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ASBM’s Schneider Discusses Pharmacist, PBM Role at National Policy & Advocacy Summit on Biologics

October 19, 2022

On October 19th, ASBM Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider participated in the 7th Annual National Policy & Advocacy Summit on Biologics, The event was hosted in Washington, DC by the Biologics Prescribers Collaborative and was also streamed online. Professor Schneider appeared on the opening panel discussion entitled “The Emerging Biologics Landscape”, which also featured Chad Pettit, Executive Director […]

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ASBM, IFA Observe World Sight Day 2022

October 13, 2022

World Sight Day is observed worldwide every year on the second Thursday of October. This World Health Organization-designated day falls on 13 October this year. The purpose of World Sight Day is to increase public awareness about blindness, vision impairment, vision care, and ocular issues. The WHO estimates that 1 billion people worldwide suffer from […]

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