Biologics are complex medications produced through biological processes or from living organisms such as proteins and genes. Biosimilars are what they sound like — similar to, but not the same as, an ...

Lowering the prices of prescription drugs has been high on United States President Donald Trump’s agenda since he took office in January. He has taken a number of steps, including striking deals with ...

After raising nearly $90 million in its recent public offering, Vancouver-based Absci is advancing toward clinical trials for what would be its first biologic drug candidate. Absci uses its database ...

The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of (BPCI Act) of 2009 granted responsibility to the FDA for review and approval of a new class of pharmaceuticals referred to as “Biosimilars.” (1) ...

Absci Corporation (ABSI) is working on developing the use of its biological drug ABS-101 for the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. This drug is already de-risked in the fact ...

Biologics (also called biological medications) are a complex class of drugs derived from living organisms, such as plant or animal cells. They’re made by reproducing copies of living cells that have ...

The Trump administration’s latest effort to lower drug costs is expanding to biosimilars, medications that are highly similar to biologic drugs made with or isolated from living organisms such as ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching an effort to streamline the approval process for cheaper alternative “biosimilar” versions of biologic drugs as a way to curb health costs. The ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa is managed with biologics like adalimumab and secukinumab, approved for moderate-to-severe cases. Adalimumab, a TNF-α inhibitor, was FDA-approved in 2015, while secukinumab, ...

The Food and Drug Administration said it will be taking steps to speed up the approval process for developing generic biological drugs, an effort aimed at increasing cheaper competition among ...

New biologic drugs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are finally here, said Stephen Rennard, MD, in a presentation in a session on new drugs at the 2024 GOLD International COPD ...