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ArticleClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR2023

Biosimilars Adoption: Recognizing and Removing the RoadBlocks.

Sarfaraz K Niazi

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Article in ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarfaraz K NiaziCollege of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0513-0336
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Almost two decades since biosimilars arrived, we still await their broader adoption, as anticipated. The roadblocks to this adoption include the high amortized cost of goods due to regulatory burden, hurdles created by the distribution system, perception of safety and efficacy, and lack of focus by stakeholders on removing these roadblocks. In this paper, I analyze the source of these roadblocks and offer practical solutions to remove them. These efforts are needed to maximize the adoption of biosimilars to encourage the entry of 100+ biological molecules that can bring affordable healthcare direly missing today across the globe.

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accessibilityaffordabilitybiosimilaritybiosimilarsdevelopment costEMAFDAMHRAregulatory planningWHO

Identifiers

PMID37077364
PMCPMC10106314
OpenAlexW4364377206

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