ArticleExploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy2021
Community pharmacists' preparedness for substituting biologics and dispensing biosimilars - Lessons learned from a multinational survey.
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- Biosimilar Policies and Their Impact on Market Penetration of Adalimumab, Etanercept and Infliximab: A Policy Synthesis and Descriptive Analysis in 13 OECD Countries.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025Article
- Knowledge and attitudes of German and Swiss community pharmacists towards biologicals and biosimilars - a prospective survey before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Pharmacists' confidence in explaining biosimilars to patients before a nationwide medicine change: A cross-sectional study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2022Article
- Understanding US Physician and Pharmacist Attitudes Toward Biosimilar Products: A Qualitative Study.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
Interchangeability between biological medicines and biosimilars, and subsequent substitution by pharmacists represent an important opportunity for costs savings for health care systems. Because biological medicines are complex products, the expert role of the pharmacist to inform patients and support physicians is indispensable. However, regulations on substitution of biosimilars differ around the globe, such that a substitution that is allowed in one country may be forbidden in another. Overall, pharmacists' knowledge of biosimilar medicines is incomplete and hesitancy to engage in substitutions is perceptible. As counter-balancing remedy, continued education about biosimilars is needed among practicing community pharmacists.
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