New IMS Report highlights the importance of biosimilar competition on patient access and treatment costs

21 December 2015

A new report, “The Impact of Biosimilars Competition,” which was prepared by IMS Health for the European Commission services, together with the summary of the “Workshop on Access to and Uptake of Biosimilar Medicinal Products” of October 6, 2015, has now been published and is welcomed by the European pharmaceutical industry.

This was compiled with initial contributions from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), the European Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (EGA) and the European Association for Bio-industries (EuropaBio).

Based on 2014 data, the report describes the effects of biosimilar competition on price and volume in Europe. This report offers an independent, neutral source of information on which evidence-based policy discussions should be launched. Five key takeaways from the report are:

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