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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ASBM’s Feldman Discusses Biosimilars in 2023 at STAT Forum

October 12, 2022

On October 12, ASBM Immediate Past Chair Madelaine Feldman, MD, FACR participated in a forum held by STAT, entitled “Biosimilars’ Meteoric Moment”. The forum focused on the long-awaited arrival of multiple adalimumab biosimilars in 2023 and asked experts from a variety of fields to speculate on what 2023 holds for the biosimilars market. Speakers included: Madelaine A. […]

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FDA: “Incorrect” to Assume Interchangeables Are More Effective Than Biosimilars

October 10, 2022

As reported in Generics Bulletin October 10th, Dr. Sarah McMullen, India country director for the US Food and Drug Administration underscored that there’s no real distinction in the standards to determine the safety or efficacy for both biosimilars and interchangeable biosimilars, and put forth a “fact check” to dispel the general notion among patients that interchangeables are […]

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FDA: “Incorrect” to Assume Interchangeables Are More Effective Than Biosimilars

October 10, 2022

As reported in Generics Bulletin October 10th, Dr. Sarah McMullen, India country director for the US Food and Drug Administration underscored that there’s no real distinction in the standards to determine the safety or efficacy for both biosimilars and interchangeable biosimilars, and put forth a “fact check” to dispel the general notion among patients that interchangeables are […]

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American Academy of Ophthalmology Statement on Biosimilar Substitution

October 6, 2022

  AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY“‘ POLICY STATEMENT The Use of Biosimilars in Ophthalmic Practice   Background Congress, through the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCI Act) of 2009, created an abbreviated approval pathway for biological products that are demonstrated to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biological product.1 […]

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American Academy of Ophthalmology Statement on Biosimilar Substitution

October 6, 2022

  AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY“‘ POLICY STATEMENT The Use of Biosimilars in Ophthalmic Practice   Background Congress, through the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCI Act) of 2009, created an abbreviated approval pathway for biological products that are demonstrated to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biological product.1 […]

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ASBM Presents at World Drug Safety Congress

October 6, 2022

On October 4-5, 2022 ASBM Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider participated in the World Drug Safety Congress Americas 2022, held in Boston, MA. The annual pharmacovigilance (PV) conference bills itself as “the largest commercial gathering of PV professionals in the world. During the two-day conference, Prof. Schneider chaired both the Global PV Track and Advanced Therapies […]

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ASBM Presents at World Drug Safety Congress

October 6, 2022

On October 4-5, 2022 ASBM Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider participated in the World Drug Safety Congress Americas 2022, held in Boston, MA. The annual pharmacovigilance (PV) conference bills itself as “the largest commercial gathering of PV professionals in the world. During the two-day conference, Prof. Schneider chaired both the Global PV Track and Advanced Therapies […]

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OSU College of Pharmacy Adds Two New Modules to ASBM CE Course

September 4, 2022

In August, ASBM recorded two new entries in its ongoing continuing education (CE) series in partnership with the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. These represent part 4 and 6 of the 7-part series covering a wide range of biosimilar policy issues. View the previous three entries here. Module 4: Physician Perspectives on Biosimilars In this module, […]

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ASBM Representatives Discuss Biosimilars on AI Arthritis Podcast 

September 3, 2022

On August 31st, several ASBM representatives joined Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, CEO of the International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Diseases, to record an episode of the AI Arthritis Voices 360 podcast. The episode discussed examined policy issues surrounding biosimilars and how these affect patients. ASBM was represented in the discussion by Executive Director Michael Reilly; Chairman Ralph McKibbin, […]

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