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Biosimilars and implications for pharmacy practice: Ready or not, here they come!
Author(s) -
Joshua P. Crawford,
Andrea L. Hobbs
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1886-3655
pISSN - 1885-642X
DOI - 10.18549/pharmpract.2019.3.1659
Subject(s) - pharmacy , pharmacy practice , pharmaconomist , medicine , clinical pharmacy , health care , scope (computer science) , biosimilar , medical education , pharmaceutical care , promotion (chess) , informatics , nursing , family medicine , political science , politics , law , computer science , programming language
Biotechnology, the drug manufacturing strategy that has transformed the healthcare industry over the past 30 years, continues to produce novel, life-saving products. Monoclonal antibodies, biologic response modifiers, and cellular therapies have improved patient outcomes in many debilitating disease-states including hepatitis, cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. These innovative biologic medications are allowing patients to live longer, healthier lives, and pharmaceutical companies have shifted their focus to the production of these agents to meet the demands of a changing therapeutic landscape.

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