A new national survey conducted by the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) found that Canadian physicians overwhelmingly support distinguishable names for all biologics, including biosimilars.
Survey results also found that Canadian physicians are open to substituting biosimilars for non-medical reasons, only when they are the ultimate decision maker for their patient, not a third-party.
The results of the survey were recently presented at the Drug Information Association (DIA) Annual Canadian meeting in Ottawa by ASBM's immediate past chairman, Harry Gewanter.
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