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Opinion: Market share isn’t the only metric for biosimilars’ success

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Market share is often held up as the most relevant metric for the success of a biosimilar class. I believe there are other metrics, like cost savings or signs of greater patient access, that should also be used to define biosimilars’ successes or failures. the first biosimilar was launched in September 2015. In the U.S.,

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Why the drug pricing debate is focused on insulin

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The treatment has been around for over a century but insulin has still become the centre of the ongoing discussion over pricing of pharmaceutical products. Ben Hargreaves looks at why insulin’s price is so controversial and whether this could be set to change. In the US, approximately 37.3 In the US, approximately 37.3

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a liver-drug approval, pharma’s positive outlook, and more

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Thanks to the rising use of various blockbuster drugs, but particularly the so-called GLP-1 medications for treating obesity and diabetes, the outlook for earnings for the pharmaceutical industry is positive over the next 12 to 18 months , according to Moody’s Investor Services. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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The US biosimilar market: Predictions for 2021

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It has been five years since the first biosimilar launched in United States market—marking the first steps in expanding access to innovative biologic-based treatments that help patients manage and treat difficult illnesses such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and other life-altering diseases. million patients.

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Top 20 global biopharma companies report 1.6 per cent per cent market cap growth to $3.67 tn in 2023: GlobalData

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The top 20 global biopharmaceutical companies experienced varied year-on-year (YoY) market capitalisation shifts in 2023 amid the macroeconomic headwinds, steep patent cliffs and the commencement of US drug price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Nonetheless, there was a resilient upturn of 1.6

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Is India capable of ensuring equitable access to biopharmaceuticals?

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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated two billion people across the world do not have access to essential medicines for life threatening diseases like cancer, AIDS and even autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes. The post Is India capable of ensuring equitable access to biopharmaceuticals?

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California sues insulin producers and PBMs over pricing

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.” He added that people from low-income households and some racial and ethnic groups are disproportionately impacted by the practices, including Hispanic and Black people, who are much more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic white people – and much more likely to die as a result of complications.

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