Managing Costs and Advancements in Biosimilars

Financial incentives provided to hospitals in Japan led to a significant increase in biosimilar oncology drug prescriptions.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, from Emory Healthcare and the Winship Cancer Institute, explains the evolution of biosimilar pharmacoeconomics and the different strategies that health care institutions can implement to reap the benefits of biosimilar savings.

Biosimilar aflibercept (P041) demonstrated comparable safety and efficacy to the originator aflibercept (Eylea) in treating patients with retinal conditions like neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we’re highlighting a hobby from a biosimilar expert who says he can make whisky more accessible and affordable through—you guessed it—his own biosimilar whisky.

Biosimilars offer significant cost-saving potential while expanding patient access, particularly in oncology and immunology.

Adalimumab biosimilar market shares have steadily increased, but challenges remain due to pricing strategies and limited government support, according to the Samsung Bioepis report.