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Pfizer Calls For Sustainable Approach To Ensure Viability Of Biosimilars Market

Changes Are Needed To Best Capitalize On Opportunities For Savings From Biosimilars

 
• By Dave Wallace

Global biosimilars player Pfizer is calling for a more sustainable approach to the market to ensure its long-term viability. In the second part of an exclusive interview, Barry Chester, the firm’s global commercial lead for supportive care oncology, tells Generics Bulletin where the company sees room for improvement.

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Biosimilars market sustainability is a key focus for Pfizer • Source: Shutterstock

Having in the first part of his interview with Generics Bulletin spoken about how biosimilars fit into Pfizer’s wider business, the second part saw Barry Chester, the firm’s global commercial lead for supportive care oncology, reflect on the obstacles to biosimilar market sustainability and how these can be overcome.

Touching on recent US experiences with Humira biosimilars – that saw adalimumab rivals struggle initially to capture meaningful market share (Also see "Generics Bulletin Explains: One Year On, US Humira Biosimilars Continue To Struggle For Share" - Generics Bulletin, 31 January, 2024

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