Articles

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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Regulatory

Published on 06 February 2015

Health Canada’s perspective on the clinical development of biosimilars and related scientific and regulatory challenges

Abstract: Biologicals have offered a new avenue for targeting therapy to treat life-threatening and chronic diseases. The recent or pending patent expirations of many successful biologicals have permitted the marketing...

Author(s): Agnes V Klein, MD, DPH, Jian Wang, MD, PhD, Ally Pen, PhD

biologicals, biosimilars, clinical trials, extrapolation, immunogenicity, regulatory

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.009

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Published on 30 January 2015

Generics authorization – groundbreaking regulatory approach to closer international cooperation on the rise – IGDRP

Submitted: 24 January 2015; Revised: not applicable; Accepted: 27 January 2015; Published online first: 30 January 2015 The ‘International Generic Drug Regulators Pilot’ (IGDRP) seems to be a true model...

Author(s): Christoph Baumgärtel, MD, MSc, DI Dr Katharina Gazda-Pleban

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.011

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Published on 29 January 2015

2014/4 GaBI Journal Table of Contents

Contents Editor’s Letter Fourth and final issue of GaBI Journal’s third volume Editorial Availability and procurement of generics in hospitals among medium-sized European countries Letters to the Editor Access to...

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Editor's Letter

Published on 17 December 2014

Fourth and final issue of GaBI Journal’s third volume

The interest in the development, regulatory approval, use, and post-marketing surveillance of generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical products continues to increase; as illustrated by the tremendous number of views (over 1,028,324...

Author(s): Professor Philip D Walson, MD

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0304.036

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Original Research

Published on 16 December 2014

What pricing and reimbursement policies to use for off-patent biologicals? – Results from the EBE 2014 biological medicines policy survey

Objective: One of the questions that the advent of biosimilars raises is whether the different nature of biological medicines would also imply the need for a different policy approach by...

Author(s): European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises

biological medicines, biosimilars, off-patent market, pricing and reimbursement policy

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.006

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