EU Parliament Adopts Position on Pharma Reform Data and Environmental Protection

Members of Parliament adopted their proposals to revamp EU pharmaceutical legislation aimed at fostering innovation and enhancing the security of supply, accessibility and affordability of medicines. Source: Drug Industry Daily

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Strong Biosimilar Performance Increases Market Share, Decreases Prices, Report Says

Biosimilar sales appear generally strong, despite market struggles for Hadlima, Samsung Bioepis’ biosimilar challenger for AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab), and other Humira challengers, according to the company’s first quarter biosimilar market…

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PBMs Suppressing Humira Biosimilars Sales, Causing Low Market Share, Report Finds

Despite the introduction of eight Humira (adalimumab) biosimilars last year, AbbVie is still holding on to its gargantuan 96 percent market share, largely because pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) are suppressing…

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Barefoot Employees, Fabricated Test Results Earn Eye Drop Manufacturer an FDA Warning Letter

A drug manufacturing facility with ungowned, barefoot employees received an FDA Warning Letter that cited “insanitary conditions” in the production of sterile ophthalmic drug products, and was among the manufacturers…

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