What would be the main indications for opting for biosimilars over an original biologic, outside of insurance barriers?
Are there any instances where you would prefer a biosimilar rather than the reference product?
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Rheumatology · Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, P.C.
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A timely question, as we head to 2023! The only reason to use biosimilars is for the broad purpose of resource stewardship. There isn't a medical reason to prefer a biosimilar over a reference product (or vice versa), because if a product were found to have a significantly different therapeutic effe...
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Rheumatology · Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine
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For those interested, there is an upcoming webinar by the Arthritis Foundation discussing the usage of biosimilars in inflammatory arthritis. It is on 11/9/2022, 6-7PM ET. Further details at the link below:
https://www.arthritis.org/events/webinars/upcoming-webinars
This may provide further informat...
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