July 16, 2019
On July 16th, A group of patient advocacy organizations sent a letter to Senate Committee on Finance members Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), opposing any changes to CMS policy that would result in the use of shared billing codes to cover multiple different products. The letter was organized by ASBM member Alliance for […]
June 24, 2019
Michael Reilly: Forcing patients to switch to biosimilars puts them in uncharted waters MICHAEL REILLY Updated: June 24, 2019 On May 27, the B.C. government announced a policy that will forcibly switch thousands of patients, effective Nov. 22, with serious, chronic conditions from their current biologic medicines to lower-cost “biosimilar” treatments. The roughly 23,000 patients […]
June 8, 2019
From June 4th-6th, ASBM exhibited at the 2019 BIO International Convention held in Philadelphia, PA. Each year, the BIO International Convention attracts approximately 16,000 attendees from more than 5,000 companies and from 70 different countries. ASBM was represented at the booth by Andrew Spiegel, ASBM Steering Committee member and executive director of the Global Colon Cancer Association. At ASBM’s booth, attendees […]
June 6, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va., June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On May 27th, the Government of British Columbia (B.C.) announced a policy that will forcibly switch thousands of patients with serious, chronic conditions from their current biologic medicines to lower-cost “biosimilar” treatments, effective November 25th, 2019. The roughly 23,000 patients who will be affected include those with rheumatoid arthritis, plaque psoriasis, […]
June 5, 2019
From May 19-21, 2019 ASBM exhibited at the DDW 2019 Conference held in San Diego, CA. DDW is the one of the largest gatherings of gastroenterologists in the world, boasting more than 14,000 attendees. The conference is hosted by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), an ASBM member. 2019 marks the conference’s fiftieth year. ASBM exhibited in the Community […]
May 14, 2019
Physicians, Patients Overwhelmingly Support FDA Distinct Biologic Naming Plan, Suffixes for New Products May 13, 2019 Arlington, VA – US physicians and patient advocacy organizations expressed their overwhelming support for the FDA’s suffix-based naming system for biologic medicines and biosimilars, according to comments electronically submitted last week to the agency. Biologic medicines treat […]
April 2, 2019
On April 2nd, ASBM Chair Madelaine Feldman, MD, FACR; and Advisory Board Chair, Philip Schneider, MS, FASHP presented before the 68th Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for Pharmaceutical Substances in Geneva, Switzerland. This was the twelfth INN Consultation at which ASBM has presented since 2013. While the discussions in the Open Session at which ASBM presented are […]
March 26, 2019
From March 22nd-24th, ASBM exhibited at the Annual Meeting and Expo of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), held in Seattle, Washington.Founded in 1852, APhA is the largest association of pharmacists in the United States, with more than 62,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians as members. ASBM was represented at its booth by Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider, past president of the […]
March 12, 2019
ASBM commends the decision by FDA to apply distinguishable suffixes to all biologics, including interchangeable biosimilars, going forward. FDA’s decision puts in place a protocol for a safe future, when there are many more biologics, biosimilars and interchangeable biosimilars. This policy ensures that patients and health care providers can distinguish between products when that is […]
March 7, 2019
On March 6th in Ottawa, Ontario, ASBM hosted the third in a series of meetings between health regulators and other stakeholders from around the globe to discuss the international harmonization of biologic nomenclature and the importance of distinguishable naming. Representatives from Health Canada, the FDA, and WHO participated. The meeting began with opening remarks by ASBM Executive Director Michael Reilly […]
