ArticleTherapeutic innovation & regulatory science2025
Expert Consensus Recommendations on a Biosimilars Value Framework for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries.
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- Osteoporosis treatment with biosimilars in Malaysia and Thailand: a budget impact analysis.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Position statement of the Biotechnology Committee of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology on the interchangeability of originator and biosimilar biologics in immune-mediated rheumatic diseases.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2026Review
- Contextual factors in value-based decision support to enhance health technologies adoption: the case of biosimilars.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis paper aims to develop a biosimilar value framework with local stakeholders in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
methodsA convenience sample of ten key opinion leaders from the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar participated in an expert panel meeting in November 2022 that examined factors positively influencing biosimilar adoption in these countries. The discussion was structured around a conceptual biosimilar value framework and an overview of biosimilar policies as derived from a targeted review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature.
resultsThe expert panel agreed on a biosimilar value framework for the GCC countries that is founded on trust, cost savings and contextual considerations. They emphasized the importance of launching educational initiatives that build trust in and expand knowledge of all stakeholders about biosimilars. This also includes making stakeholders aware of the various value propositions of biosimilars as an instrument to produce, for example, cost savings. Finally, they stressed that biosimilar adoption is influenced by contextual factors such as incentives and implementation efforts.
conclusionOur proposed biosimilars value framekwork is the first set of recommendations in the Arab countries designed to help policymakers and decision-makers promote biosimilar adoption, both in high-income GCC countries and in low- and middle-income countries.
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