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Interchangeable Biosimilars: Insulin Likely First But Humira May Be More Important Precedent

 
• By Cathy Kelly

US FDA’s first decision on biosimilars interchangeability might have less meaning for two insulin products, but payer and prescriber responses to interchangeable biosimilars for adalimumab, which are further out on the horizon, may be more instructive regarding the importance of interchangeability status.

Insulins Will Be First Test Of How Often Interchangeability Leads To Biosimilar Substitution

The US could see its first interchangeable insulin biosimilars approved this month, a move that should provide further clarity about what interchangeability means from a regulatory standpoint and how often it leads to substitution in the marketplace.

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• By Urtė Fultinavičiūtė

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• By Derrick Gingery

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• By Dave Wallace

The European Medicines Agency’s latest move towards a more streamlined process for biosimilar registration in Europe was the hottest topic at last week’s annual biosimilars conference held by Medicines for Europe in Amsterdam.