Articles

Interview

Published on 16 June 2014

Biosimilars collaboration at Amgen and Actavis

Abstract: Representatives from Amgen and Actavis have spoken to GaBI (Generics and Biosimilars Initiative) about biosimilars. Topics covered included the clinical development of biosimilars, the need for further education, how...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

biosimilar, clinical development, commercializaiton, INN

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0303.035

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Review Article

Published on 16 June 2014

Recommendations for the regulation of biosimilars and their implementation in Latin America

Author byline as per print journal: Valderilio Feijó Azevedo, MD, PhD; Eduardo Mysler, MD; Alexis Aceituno Álvarez, PharmD, PhD; Juana Hughes, MSc; Francisco Javier Flores-Murrieta, PhD, FCP; Eva Maria Ruiz de Castilla, MS, MAA, PhD...

Author(s): Alexis Aceituno Álvarez, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor Valderilio Feijó Azevedo, MD, PhD, MSc, Eduardo Mysler, MD, Eva Maria Ruiz de Castilla, MS, MAA, PhD, Francisco Javier Flores-Murrieta, PhD, FCP, Juana Hughes, MSc

biological products, biosimilarity, biosimilars, Latin America, reference biotherapeutic product (RBP), regulatory pathways

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0303.032

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Original Research

Published on 16 June 2014

GnRH agonists and antagonists in prostate cancer

Author byline as per print journal: Robert Janknegt, PharmD, PhD, Niels Boone, PharmD, Frans Erdkamp, MD, PhD, Victor Zambon, MD Abstract: This manuscript describes the System of Objectified Judgement Analysis...

Author(s): Frans Erdkamp, MD, PhD, Niels Boone, PharmD, Robert Janknegt, PharmD, PhD, Victor Zambon, MD

drug selection, GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) agonists, GnRH antagonists, goserelin, leuprorelin, prostate cancer, SOJA (System of Objectified Judgement Analysis) method

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0303.031

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Editor's Letter

Published on 11 June 2014

What to look forward to in GaBI Journal, 2014, Issue 2

As mentioned previously, non-biological complex drugs (NBCDs) continue to raise important regulatory and practice issues. This issue of the GaBI Journal contains a number of manuscripts dealing with these products...

Author(s): Professor Philip D Walson, MD

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0302.015

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Pharma News

Published on 26 March 2014

New EU guidance for the evaluation of medicinal products with modified drug release will be finished by the middle of 2014

Submitted: 2 March 2014; Revised: 7 March 2014; Accepted: 8 March 2014; Published online first: 21 March 2014 The guideline ‘Note for guidance on modified release oral and transdermal dosage...

Author(s): Christoph Baumgärtel, MD, MSc, Jan Neuhauser, MD

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0302.024

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Original Research

Published on 24 March 2014

Biosimilars naming, label transparency and authority of choice – survey findings among European physicians

Introduction: A survey of the views of European physicians on familiarity of biosimilar medicines has demonstrated the need for distinguishable non-proprietary names to be given to all biologicals. Methods: The...

Author(s): Michael S Reilly, Esq, Richard O Dolinar, MD

biological, biosimilar, Europe, INN, pharmacy substitution, prescribers

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0302.018

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Original Research

Published on 24 March 2014

Perceptions of physicians from private medical centres in Malaysia about generic medicine usage: a qualitative study

Introduction: The healthcare sector is one of the most rapidly expanding and dynamic industries in the world. Pharmaceutical expenditure is now growing faster than other components of healthcare overheads. Globally,...

Author(s): Muhamad Ali SK Abdul Kader, MD, Rohit Kumar, MPharm, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali, PhD, Navneet Kaur, PhD

generics, Malaysia, perceptions, pharmaceuticals, private hospitals

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0302.019

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Abstracted Scientific Content

Published on 24 March 2014

Weighing up the cost of switching to biosimilars

It is far from clear whether off-patent biological medicines can offer the same cost savings as those offered by off-patent non-biological (chemically derived) medicines, write a group of Brussels-based health...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0302.025

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Review Article

Published on 24 March 2014

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors becoming generic drugs – risks and chances from a regulatory perspective

Author byline as per print journal: Niels Eckstein, PhD; Lea Röper, BSc; Bodo Haas, PhD; Henrike Potthast, PhD; Ulrike Hermes, PhD; Christoph Unkrig, MD; Frauke Naumann-Winter, PhD; Harald Enzmann, MD Aim: To provide a systematic overview on: i)...

Author(s): Bodo Haas, PhD, Christoph Unkrig, MD, Frauke Naumann-Winter, PhD, Harald Enzmann, MD, Henrike Potthast, PhD, Lea Röper, BSc, Niels Eckstein, PhD, Ulrike Hermes, PhD

generics, narrow therapeutic index drugs, orphan drugs, product-specific bioequivalence guidance, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI)

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0302.021

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Pharma News

Published on 24 March 2014

International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations toolkit for biological and biosimilar medicines

The International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) is an alliance of over 200 patient groups that represents the interests of patients worldwide. In November 2013, IAPO published its Information and...

Author(s): GaBI Journal Editor

DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2014.0304.045

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