What Do Doctors Think About Biosimilars?

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What Do Doctors Think About Biosimilars?

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In March 2015, the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM), released results from their survey of 400 US physicians on biologics medicines labeling.

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The web-based survey was conducted before the FDA approved Zarxio, the first biosimilar in the US, and sought the view of dermatologists, endocrinologists, oncologists, nephrologists, neurologists and rheumatologists.

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considered it important for a biosimilar’s product label to clearly indicate that it is a biosimilar.

90% of correspondents

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it important for the biosimilar label to include the biosimilar sponsor’s analytical data demonstrating its analytical similarity to the reference product

82% thought

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It important that the biosimilar label includes the clinical data, if any, submitted to the FDA by the sponsor again demonstrating that it is highly similar to the reference product

83% thought

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It important that the label explicitly state that the specific indications or conditions of use approved for the originator product that are not approved for the biosimilar product

79% found

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In 2013, the ASBM also surveyed 470 European physicians, from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain to gauge their views on non-proprietary naming of biological medicines. Powered by Small World Social

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The survey highlighted the lack of awareness about biosimilars amongst prescribing specialist physicians and the need for further education.

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said they are ‘familiar’ with biosimilars, but only have a basic understanding

54% of respondents

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were unable to define biosimilars

20% of the physicians

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had never heard of biosimilars

4% of respondents

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were ‘very familiar’, with a complete understanding of biosimilars

22% of the physicians

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Meanwhile, a study conducted by the Tufts Center of the Study of Drug Development, at Tufts University in Boston, found that…

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While the majority of physicians, 70%, surveyed said they would be likely to prescribe biosimilars to a new patient, the overall lack of familiarity with the new products among specialist physicians could slow the uptake of biosimilars in the U.S.15Biolink.us

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