January 13, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASBM Statement on Final Guidance for Industry Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products (Issued January 12, 2017) ARLINGTON, Va. – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today issued the following statement in response to FDA final guidance on biologic naming: We commend the FDA for its continued leadership in emphasizing the importance […]
September 28, 2016
SÁO PAULO, BRAZIL- The Latin American Chapter of the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) and the Global Colon Cancer Association (GCCA) today participated in a biologics and biosimilars forum in Sáo Paulo, Brazil. The chapter is comprised of eight patient organizations representing a variety of disease groups including multiple forms of cancer, hepatitis, and […]
May 11, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC—In a letter to the FDA this week, a 70-group coalition of healthcare stakeholders including patient and provider organizations and others urged the use of distinguishable, meaningful suffixes for biosimilars. The letter to Leah Christl, Ph.D., FDA’s associate director for therapeutic biologics, comes on the heels of FDA’s departure from a meaningful to random […]
October 14, 2015
For Immediate Release: October 13, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today released the results of a survey of 401 U.S. pharmacists showing strong support for distinguishable names for biologics and biosimilars and the need for more transparency in labeling. “This survey reinforces what ASBM has been hearing from pharmacists […]
October 13, 2015
Geneva, Switzerland – On October 13th, the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) presented before the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) 61st Consultation on International Nonproprietary Names (INN). ASBM Chairman Harry L Gewanter, MD presented physician perspectives on biosimilar naming gathered from prescribers in eleven countries. This included data from ASBM’s recent survey of Latin American […]
September 1, 2015
The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines commends the FDA for its leadership on biosimilars by releasing guidance that recognizes the need for all biologic medicines, including biosimilars, to be clearly distinguishable from one another. This clarity will aid in accurate product identification during prescribing, dispensing, and pharmacovigilance. Distinguishable naming is particularly important with the arrival […]
June 18, 2015
The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA). Physician data regarding biosimilars was shared from five surveys and eleven countries, including for the first time the results of ASBM’s recent survey of Latin American physicians.
April 14, 2015
Geneva, Switzerland – The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) Chairman Harry Gewanter, M.D. and International Advisory Board Chair and pharmacist, Philip J. Schneider, M.S., F.A.S.H.P., jointly presented at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 60th International Nonproprietary Naming Stakeholders Session on Monday, April 13, 2015. The duo provided perspectives from both a physician and pharmacist […]
March 23, 2015
Timely survey released as FDA approves first biosimilar The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines today released the results from a survey on physicians’ priorities related to biosimilar labeling. ASBM first shared the key survey findings at the “The State of Autoimmune Disease: a National Summit” held at the National Press Club and hosted by the American […]
March 16, 2015
CE Class Focuses on Fundamentals of Biosimilars For Immediate Release: March 16, 2015 EAST ELMHURST, NY – With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement of the first biosimilar approval, the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) held a five-hour class offered through the Long Island School of Pharmacy, to educate pharmacists on the […]
