Biosimilars Forum Sees Lessons Being Learned From US Humira Experience

Executive Director Julie Reed Says Low Uptake For Adalimumab Has Gained Attention

In an interview with Generics Bulletin, Julie Reed, executive director of the US Biosimilars Forum, says that the low uptake for Humira rivals in the US has “raised everyone’s attention to what is going on and what is wrong with the system.”

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Uptake has so far been low for Humira biosimilars in the US • Source: Shutterstock

The low uptake seen for Humira (adalimumab) biosimilars in the first year of US competition has focused people’s minds on the weaknesses of the country’s biosimilars framework, Biosimilars Forum executive director Julie Reed has told Generics Bulletin in an exclusive interview.

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