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ReviewAdvances in therapy2024

Recommendations for Interchangeability in a Growing Biosimilar Market in Latin America.

Gilberto Castañeda-Hernández, Manuel Antonio Espinoza, Luis Eduardo Pino, Mariana Rico-Restrepo, Bianca Schiavetti, Enrique Terán, Valderilio Feijo Azevedo

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Review in Advances in therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Gilberto Castañeda-HernándezCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Colonia San Pedro Zacatenco, Mexico City, Mexico. gcastane@cinvestav.mx.ORCID 0000-0001-9149-885X
Manuel Antonio EspinozaPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile.
Luis Eduardo PinoCancer Institute Fundación Santafé, OxLER Calle 120A No 7-86, Bogota, Colombia.
Mariana Rico-RestrepoAmericas Health Foundation, Carrera 11 #93-29 Barrio Chico, Bogota, Colombia.
Bianca SchiavettiSpecialty Outpatient Clinic, Santos City Hall 265 Projetada Street, Castelo, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Enrique TeránUniversidad San Francisco de Quito, Diego de Robles s/n y Pampite, Quito, Ecuador.
Valderilio Feijo AzevedoEdumed-Health Research and Education, Rua Bispo Dom José 2495, Batel Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBiosimilars offer significant advantages for improving access to biologic treatments in Latin America. However, their uptake has been slow due to misconceptions, regulatory uncertainties, and inadequate pharmacovigilance.

objectiveTo address these issues, Americas Health Foundation convened a multidisciplinary panel of regional experts in biosimilar use and interchangeability from Latin America. The panel assessed the current landscape and recommended steps to enhance access.

resultsKey recommendations include strengthening biosimilar regulations, ensuring transparent enforcement, implementing robust pharmacovigilance, and promoting collaboration among stakeholders to educate about the safety, efficacy, and economic advantages of biosimilars and their interchangeability.

conclusionsBy embracing biosimilars and interchangeability, Latin American countries can expand patient access, foster competition, diversify treatment sources, and enhance the sustainability of their healthcare systems. However, achieving these goals requires addressing knowledge gaps and biases among healthcare providers, patients, regulators, and government agencies. This can be accomplished through clear communication and the use of real-world evidence.

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Biosimilar PharmaceuticalsHumansLatin AmericaPharmacovigilanceBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsBiosimilar pharmaceuticalsCost–benefit analysisHealth inequitiesLatin AmericaPatient advocacyPharmacovigilance

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