ReviewBiologics : targets & therapy2022
Biosimilars: Science, Implications, and Potential Outlooks in the Middle East and Africa.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor biosimilars for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Expert Consensus Recommendations on a Biosimilars Value Framework for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries.Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science · 2025Article
- Cochrane Corner: Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor biosimilar for macular degeneration.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Examining the Impact of the World Health Organization 2022 Guidelines on Evaluation of Biosimilars for Non-Local Comparators in Biosimilar Studies on Middle East and North Africa Member States.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Consensus-Based Overarching Principles and Recommendations on the Use of Biosimilars in the Treatment of Inflammatory Arthritis in the Gulf Region.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2024Article
- The Efficacy and Safety of Biosimilars in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Comprehensive Review.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2024Review
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Biosimilars are biological products that efficiently replicate the function of the originator products. They have changed the prognosis of millions of patients with many serious conditions. The main engine beyond their development is to bring competition into the marketplace, accordingly further the healthcare systems' sustainability. Furthermore, by lowering financial obstacles to biological treatments, biosimilars play a critical role in budgetary redistribution and, hence, promote better allocation of scarce healthcare resources. Today, biosimilars have become a substantial component of effective biological therapies anywhere in the world. Alike, most Middle East and African countries are encouraging the domestic biosimilars industry, and the whole region is aware of the biosimilars' importance. However, constraints to increasing biosimilars uptake should be addressed.
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