Madelaine Feldman Completes Term as ASBM Chair On August 31st, ASBM Chair Madelaine Feldman, MD, FACR completed her term as ASBM Chair. ASBM Executive Director Michael Reilly praised Dr. Feldman’s leadership: Dr. Feldman led ASBM during a difficult time, keeping ASBM engaged on important biosimilar policy issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. As […]
Minnesota Budget Passes Without Biosimilar Provisions On June 29th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed his state’s HHS Omnibus budget for 2022-2023. The legislature had considered but ultimately rejected language aimed at boosting uptake of biosimilars – provisions which many patient groups believed might inadvertently increase out-of-pocket costs. Since April, ASBM and other organizations including […]
ASBM Launches Online Biosimilars Course for Pharmacists ASBM, in conjunction with the Long Island University College of Pharmacy (LIU-Pharmacy), is now offering a comprehensive continuing education course on biosimilars entitled “Biosimilars: What Pharmacists Need to Know”. The course is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), meaning course credit is available to […]
ASBM Launches Online Biosimilars Course for Pharmacists ASBM, in conjunction with the Long Island University College of Pharmacy (LIU-Pharmacy), is now offering a comprehensive continuing education course on biosimilars entitled “Biosimilars: What Pharmacists Need to Know”. The course is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), meaning course credit is available to […]
Oklahoma Becomes Final State to Permit Biosimilar Substitution On April 22nd, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed SB 4, making Oklahoma the 50th and final state to enact a law permitting biosimilar substitution. SB 4, like similar legislation in other states, permits interchangeable biosimilars to be substituted at the pharmacy level once approved by […]
ASBM Leads Three Panel Discussions at Festival of Biologics USA 2021 From March 29th-31st ASBM representatives led three panel discussions at the World Biosimilar Congress USA 2021, part of the annual Festival of Biologics USA. Typically held in San Diego, CA, the event was conducted virtually this year due the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 29th, […]
Controversial Biosimilar Switching Policy in Canada in 2021 As of February, two Canadian provinces, British Columbia and Alberta, have implemented or partially implemented forced biosimilar non-medical switching policies. The controversial policies drew strong objections from many in the GI patient and physician community. In a 2017 survey, more than 2/3 of Canadian physicians surveyed said […]
ASBM’s Andrew Spiegel Interviewed on Susan G. Komen Podcast On January 28, the Susan G. Komen Foundation released an episode of their podcast “Real Pink” entitled “The Evolution of Biosimilars as a Cancer Treatment” featuring Andrew Spiegel. Mr. Spiegel is Executive Director of the Global Colon Cancer Association and a founding member of ASBM. In the […]
ASBM Paper is GaBI Journal’s Most-Read Biosimilars Article of 2020 According to the editors of the Journal of the Generics and Biosimilar Initiative (GaBI Journal), the most-viewed biosimilars article of 2020 was the whitepaper “Policy recommendations for a sustainable biosimilars market: lessons from Europe”, co-authored by ASBM’s Executive Director Michael Reilly and Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider. […]
ASBM Presents to Saudi Gastroenterology Association On November 22nd and 29th, ASBM Executive Director Michael Reilly and Advisory Board Chair Philip Schneider presented to the Saudi Gastroenterology Association. The 45-minute presentation was livestreamed to gatherings of several hundred gastroenterologists in the three largest cities in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. Entitled “Lessons from European Biosimilar […]
