ASBM Advisory Board Member Quoted in Inside Health Policy Article

March 15, 2013

On March 14, ASBM Advisory Board Member, Dr. Harry Gewanter was quoted in the Inside Health Policy Article “North Dakota Projects Lost Savings With Biosimilar Bill; Cost Debate Heats Up.” The article says: “Harry Gewanter, a pediatric rheumatologist and Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines board member, rebutted arguments from the sponsor of the Virginia bill, […]

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Dr. Dolinar Presentation at Biosimilar Insulins Impact on Clinical Practice Meeting

March 15, 2013

On March 14, Dr. Dolinar gave a presentation on a “Clinicians’ Perspective on Biosimilars” at the Biosimilar Insulins Impact on Clinical Practice Publications Roundtable Meetings in Dallas. View his presentation here.

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BNA: Branded, Generic Drugmakers Spar Over State Biosimilars Legislation

March 12, 2013

ASBM Executive Director Michael Reilly was quoted in a BNA article on biosimilar state legislation. Reproduced with permission from Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report,11 PLIR 286 (March 1, 2013). Copyright 2013 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com> (BNA) — Will State Laws Thwart Use of Biosimilars? Major Development: Several states are considering […]

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BNA: Branded, Generic Drugmakers Spar Over State Biosimilars Legislation

March 12, 2013

ASBM Executive Director Michael Reilly was quoted in a BNA article on biosimilar state legislation. Reproduced with permission from Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report,11 PLIR 286 (March 1, 2013). Copyright 2013 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com> (BNA) — Will State Laws Thwart Use of Biosimilars? Major Development: Several states are considering […]

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ASBM Chairman: Patient Safety Key to Creating Global Biosimilar Standards

March 7, 2013

WASHINGTON – Dr. Richard Dolinar, chairman of the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) presented on March 5, 2013 at the Center for Business Intelligence 8th Annual Biosimilars Summit in Washington, D.C. Dr. Dolinar’s presentation, “Assessing Global Standards for Biologic Medicines” stressed the need for a global regulatory environment for biosimilars that places patient safety […]

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Dr. Dolinar Presents at CBI Conference

March 7, 2013

Dr. Richard Dolinar presented at the Center for Business Intelligence 8th Annual Biosimilars Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 5. Dr. Dolinar’s presentation, “Assessing Global Standards for Biologic Medicines” stressed the need for a global regulatory environment that ensures patient safety, especially in regards to approval processes, biosimilar naming and substitution.  

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Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines Concerned Sequestration Cuts Could Delay Biosimilars Pathway

March 1, 2013

WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today released the following statement on the sequestration budget cuts that begin to take effect on March 1. ASBM Chairman Dr. Richard Dolinar said the following: “The Affordable Care Act, enacted in March 2010, authorized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a pathway […]

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Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines Concerned Sequestration Cuts Could Delay Biosimilars Pathway

March 1, 2013

WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today released the following statement on the sequestration budget cuts that begin to take effect on March 1. ASBM Chairman Dr. Richard Dolinar said the following: “The Affordable Care Act, enacted in March 2010, authorized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a pathway […]

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Forbes: Blood Drug Woes Could Weigh on FDA and its Approval of New, Copycat Biologic Medicines

February 27, 2013

The announcement last night that Affymax (NASDAQ: AFFY) is recalling all lots of its red blood cell stimulating medicine Omontys could have broader implications for how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluates similar drugs going forward. Omontys was recalled following some fatal, severe allergic (anaphylactic) reactions that occurred within 30 minutes of receiving the […]

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Dr. Gewanter Featured in Lynchburg News & Advance

February 15, 2013

A letter to the editor on the Virginia Biosimilars bill by ASBM Advisory Board member, Dr. Harry Gewanter, ran in the Lynchburg News & Advance. Healing or dollars? As one of the few pediatric rheumatologists in Virginia, I am extremely disappointed by the misinformation presented in The News & Advance’s Feb. 2 article, “Newman’s Senate […]

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