Articles

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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Original Research

Published on 16 December 2014

Differences in pharmacokinetic behaviour of branded enoxaparin and a US generic version in a non-human primate model

Author byline as per print journal: Professor Walter P Jeske, PhD; Jeanine M Walenga, PhD; Nicolas Simon, MD, PhD; Debra Hoppensteadt, PhD; Josephine Cunanan, MD; Vicki Escalante, BS; Jawed Fareed, PhD;...

Author(s): Debra Hoppensteadt, PhD, Jawed Fareed, PhD, Jeanine M Walenga, PhD, Josephine Cunanan, MD, Mamdouh Bakhos, MD, Nicolas Simon, MD, PhD, Vicki Escalante, BS, Professor Walter P Jeske, PhD

anticoagulation, generics, heparins, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, population

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0402.016

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Original Research

Published on 16 December 2014

Payer and physician evidence and discount requirements for biosimilars in three Latin American countries

Study objectives: In Latin America, many governments have attempted to address biosimilar safety and efficacy concerns by developing abbreviated regulatory pathways to increase access while controlling quality. This study explores...

Author(s): André Vidal Pinheiro, PhD, Associate Professor Valderilio Feijó Azevedo, MD, PhD, MSc, Daniele Severi Bruni, MPhil, Ronald Halbert, MD, MPH, Erik Sandorff, MA, MBA

biosimilar pharmaceuticals, discounts, drug industry, Latin America, prescribing

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.005

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Commentary

Published on 16 December 2014

The EU regulatory approach to generics and biosimilars is essentially similar

Abstract: Notwithstanding the scientific and regulatory differences between generic and biosimilar medicines, the European Medicines Agency/Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has consistently applied a ‘same active substance’ approach...

Author(s): Barbara J van Zwieten-Boot, Marcel Hoefnagel, Peter MJM Jongen, R Martijn van der Plas

active substance, biosimilar, EMA, Europe, guidelines, regulatory

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2015.0401.004

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Editorial

Published on 15 December 2014

Availability and procurement of generics in hospitals among medium-sized European countries

Abstract: Dr Brian Godman reviews the paper by Vogler and co-authors on the procurement of generics or originators among European hospitals once multiple sources become available. Submitted: 28 November 2014;...

Author(s): Brian Godman, BSc, PhD

Europe, generics, hospitals, procurement

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0304.037

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Interview

Published on 12 December 2014

Amgen’s move into the biosimilars market

Abstract: Biotech giant Amgen now has a biosimilars programme that includes nine different molecules. A representative from Amgen has spoken to GaBI about the company’s venture into biosimilars. Topics included...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

biosimilar, naming, uptake

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0304.048

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