Concepts and challenges of biosimilars to mitigate the oncology drug expenses
Abstract
Biosimilars is way more likely to genuine generic drugs of the innovator. Time to time expiry
of generic drugs helps manufacturer to think about biosimilars which has wide cost
effectiveness as well as expanded patient accessibility to medicines especially for malignancy
patients. This article gives a refreshed audit of the biosimilar pharmaceutical products affirmed
for disease treatment in the US and EU through strict pre-clinical, clinical as well as
pharmacovigilance touchstones. Diverse oncological biosimilar drugs that are right now being
utilized like epoetins (alpha and zeta), filgrastim, as well as mAb (rituximab, trastuzumab and
bevacizumab) are being exhibited in this article.