Dr. Dolinar Presents at Florida Association of Health Plans
September 6, 2012
On September 6, Dr. Dolinar presented an overview of biologics and biosimilars at the Florida Association of Health Plans Annual Conference. View his FAHP Presentation
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ASBM to Host Roundtables on Physician Notification
July 24, 2012
The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) will host a series of roundtables beginning in September to seek input from the patient, physician and pharmacist communities on the issue of physician notification for biosimilars. The roundtables seek to build on the May 24th ASBM Advisory Board physician notification working group meeting led by Chairman Richard […]
Forbes: FDA Balances Costs, Patient Safety in the Biologics and Personalized Medicine
July 23, 2012
Good piece on biosimilars in Forbes by Jon Entine, Senior Fellow at the Center for Health & Risk Communication at George Mason University. Read FDA Balances Costs, Patient Safety in the Biologics and Personalized Medicine
President Obama Signs FDA User Fee Bill
July 10, 2012
On July 9, President Obama signed the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, that reauthorizes FDA user fees and that will establish new user-fee programs for biosimilar drugs. Read more.
Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines Responds to Supreme Court Decision
June 28, 2012
WASHINGTON – Dr. Richard Dolinar, chairman of the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) creation of a biosimilar pathway. “As biosimilar medicines are introduced into the U.S. in the […]
Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines Responds to Supreme Court Decision
June 28, 2012
WASHINGTON – Dr. Richard Dolinar, chairman of the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) creation of a biosimilar pathway. “As biosimilar medicines are introduced into the U.S. in the […]
ASBM Advisory Board Members Convene on Physician Notification
June 18, 2012
ASBM Chairman Dr. Richard Dolinar convened a working group of Advisory Board members to discuss the elements of a physician notification policy for biosimilars that prioritizes patient safety. Read the summary.
ASBM Advisory Board Members Convene on Physician Notification
June 18, 2012
ASBM Chairman Dr. Richard Dolinar convened a working group of Advisory Board members to discuss the elements of a physician notification policy for biosimilars that prioritizes patient safety. Read the summary.
ASBM Advisory Board Members Urge FDA to Adopt Unique Names for Biosimilars
June 13, 2012
Physician’s Panel Says Patient Safety Undermined without Unique Names WASHINGTON – In response to a recent letter by the National Coalition on Health Care on the issue of biosimilar naming, the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) and members of its National Advisory Board urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement distinguishable […]
ASBM’s Dr. Dolinar quoted in PharmaTimes
May 16, 2012
ASBM chairman Dr. Richard Dolinar was quoted in a PharmaTimes article covering the May 11 FDA hearing on biosimilars. From US FDA urged over biosimilars: Richard Dolinar, chairman of the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines, outlined five areas of concern that he said the FDA should resolve before they allow biosimilars onto the US market. […]
