The Cost Savings Potential of Biosimilar Drugs in the United States.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: The Cost Savings Potential of Biosimilar Drugs in the United States.
المؤلفون: Mulcahy, Andrew W.1
المصدر: Medical Benefits. 12/15/2014, Vol. 31 Issue 23, p5-8. 3p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *DRUG prices, *PHYSICIANS, BIOLOGICALS, DRUGS & economics, ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
مصطلحات جغرافية: UNITED States
الشركة/الكيان: RAND Corp. 024273161
مستخلص: The article discusses a report by the U.S.-based research organization Rand Corp. as of November 2014 regarding cost saving potential of biosimilar drugs. Topics include 2013 sales of biosimilar drugs in the U.S.; estimated cost saving of biosimilars such as monoclonal antibody antineoplastics, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha products, and insulin; and effect of lower prices for the biologics on taxpayers and physicians.
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