Articles

Editor's Letter

Published on 26 March 2015

Editor’s introduction to the initial issue of the fourth volume of GaBI Journal

This first 2015 GaBI Journal issue (fourth volume of the journal) is being published soon after the first US biosimilar approval and it contains a number of articles that illustrate...

Author(s): Professor Philip D Walson, MD

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.001

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Published on 26 March 2015

Online biosimilars resource for patients across Latin America

Submitted: 6 March 2015; Revised: 9 March 2015; Accepted: 10 March 2015; Published online first: 23 March 2015 A new online resource on biological and biosimilar medicines in Latin America...

Author(s): Ian Ford

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0402.021

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Special Report

Published on 26 March 2015

Generic medicines entry into the Malaysian pharmaceutical market

Author byline as per print journal: Omotayo Fatokun, PhD; Professor Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, PhD; Professor Mohamed Azmi Hassali, PhD Abstract: There are major barriers to generic medicine development and market...

Author(s): Omotayo Fatokun, PhD, Professor Mohamed Azmi Hassali, PhD, Professor Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, PhD

generic medicines, Malaysia, market entry, patent, pharmaceutical market

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2016.0504.046

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Editorial

Published on 25 March 2015

Biosimilars: patient and physician acceptability is the fifth hurdle to market competition

Abstract: Biosimilar products confront novel market authorization and post-marketing use hurdles. Existing evidence is insufficient to fully address physician and payer acceptability thresholds. Submitted: 4 March 2015; Revised: 5 March...

Author(s): Professor Alan Lyles, BSPharm, MPH, ScD, PhD (h.c.)

acceptability, biologicals, biosimilars, interchangeability, pricing

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.002

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Meeting Report

Published on 25 March 2015

First Latin American educational workshop on similar biotherapeutic products, Mexico City, Mexico, 20 January 2015

Introduction: Similar Biotherapeutic Products (SBPs or biosimilars) comprise a rapidly expanding area of therapeutics worldwide. However, best practices for their regulation are lacking in many Latin American countries. Methods: The...

Author(s): Professor Philip D Walson, MD, Robin Thorpe, PhD, FRCPath

biologicals, biosimilars, follow-on drugs, Latin America, Mexico, regulatory practice

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0403.031

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Commentary

Published on 24 March 2015

Pro-generics policies and the backlog in medicines registration in South Africa: implications for access to essential and affordable medicines

Abstract: The backlog in medicines registration in South Africa is a result of the implementation of pro-generics policies without strengthening the regulator to handle the substantial increase in registration applications...

Author(s): Allyson M Pollock, MBChB, FFPH, MRCP (Ed), MRCGP, Henry MJ Leng, PhD, David Sanders, MRCP

access to medicines, generic medicines registration, registration backlog, South Africa

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0402.014

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Original Research

Published on 24 March 2015

Pharmaceutical pricing in Croatia: a comparison of ordinances in 2013 versus 2009 and their potential savings to provide future guidance

Author byline as per print journal: Ljiljana Sović Brkičić, MPharm; Brian Godman, BSc, PhD; Martina Bogut, BSc; Miron Sršen, MD; Hye-Young Kwon, BPharm, MPH, PhD; Winnie de Bruyn, BSc; Tonko Tabain,...

Author(s): Brian Godman, BSc, PhD, Hye-Young Kwon, BPharm, MPH, PhD, Ljiljana Sović Brkičić, MPharm, Martina Bogut, BSc, Miron Sršen, MD, Tonko Tabain, MD, Winnie de Bruyn, BSc

biosimilars, Croatia, generics, pharmaceuticals, reference pricing system, reforms

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0402.017

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Regulatory

Published on 20 March 2015

Korean regulations for biosimilars

Abstract: Regulations for biosimilars in the Republic of Korea have been in place since 2009. Since then, the country has also put in place specific guidelines and approved four biosimilars....

Author(s): Jeewon Joung, PhD

biosimilar, guidelines, regulation, Republic of Korea

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0402.019

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Meeting Report

Published on 12 March 2015

2014 World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, California, USA, 26–31 July 2014

This was a joint meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), The Transplant Society (TTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (ATS). The Congress was packed with an...

Author(s): Professor Philip D Walson, MD

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0304.047

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Pharma News

Published on 06 March 2015

Top developments in biosimilars during 2014

Submitted: 10 February 2015; Revised: 24 February 2015; Accepted: 25 February 2015; Published online first: 6 March 2015 The past year has once again been a busy one for the...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.010

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Abstracted Scientific Content

Published on 20 February 2015

Generics and off-patent biologicals for cancer treatment in developing countries

Submitted: 11 February 2015; Revised: 14 February 2015; Accepted: 15 February 2015; Published online first: 20 February 2015 Cancer represents a significant, and growing, burden on healthcare systems around the...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.012

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