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Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of July 14, 2025.

Tyler Sandahl, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist at Mayo Clinic, supports biosimilars for cost savings but foresees challenges adopting an intravenous daratumumab biosimilar, preferring the more convenient subcutaneous option.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of July 7, 2025.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 30, 2025.

Biosimilar SB12 demonstrated comparable efficacy and safety for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) to its reference drug, showing similar outcomes across diverse patient groups.

Josh Canavan, PharmD, RazorMetrics, and Chris O'Dell, Turquoise Health, explain that widespread biosimilar adoption requires addressing patient and provider education gaps through pharmacists and rectifying perverse financial incentives within health care contract structures.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 23, 2025.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 16, 2025.

Tocilizumab biosimilar CT-P47, administered via autoinjector, offers comparable efficacy and a consistent safety profile to reference tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Josh Canavan, PharmD, RazorMetrics, and Chris O'Dell, Turquoise Health, explain the misconception that cheaper biosimilars automatically lead to lower costs due to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) spread pricing, while also highlighting major PBM trends toward increased transparency, value-based care, and efforts to reduce prescription costs.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 9, 2025.

Switching from reference ustekinumab to biosimilar FYB202 maintained comparable efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 2, 2025.

Switching from reference infliximab to biosimilars (infliximab-abda and infliximab-dyyb) for rheumatic diseases may lead to treatment delays and a higher risk of disease flares, particularly when the switch is mandated by insurance.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of May 26, 2025.

Elena Wolff-Holz, MD, discussed the rationale and safety surrounding the automatic substitution of biosimilars at the pharmacy level, as well as common misconceptions about these medications.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of May 19, 2025.

Dose escalations were more frequent with ustekinumab in patients with psoriasis compared with adalimumab and etanercept, highlighting varied outcomes for dose optimization in psoriasis management.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of May 12, 2025.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, highlights follow-on biologics as a pathway to a more equitable global health care system by reducing costs and expanding treatment access.

Elena Wolff-Holz, MD, discussed the approval and benefits of the ustekinumab biosimilar, Yesintek, emphasizing its comparable efficacy and safety to Stelara, and potential for increased patient access due to lower costs, and a possible lower immunogenicity profile.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of May 5, 2025.

Shreehas P. Tambe, MD, highlighted the significant potential for biosimilars to expand into other disease areas like diabetes, offering crucial cost-saving solutions amid a rising global burden of noncommunicable diseases.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 28, 2025.

Christopher T. Robertson, JD, PhD, reviewed the history and ethical landscape of providing access to drugs before FDA approval, highlighting the crucial role of clinical trials and ethical safeguards at the 2025 Festival of Biologics USA.

Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, emphasized strategies to streamline regulations and evolve to overcome barriers and expand the availability of cost-effective biosimilar treatments across more therapeutic areas.

Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, emphasized that legislative support and formulary changes are crucial for overcoming unique challenges in specialty pharmacies and driving the growth of biosimilar adoption, which has significant cost saving potential in the next decade.

Dracey Poore, MS, director of biosimilars and emerging therapies at Cardinal Health, highlighted that biosimilars saved $36 billion over the last decade by improving patient access and the supply chain, but continued education and a robust pipeline are crucial for future growth.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 14, 2025.

Trastuzumab biosimilars saw significant market uptake in Japan after reimbursement incentives were implemented, but bevacizumab biosimilars did not experience a similar response.