Managing Costs and Advancements in Biosimilars

Oncology biosimilars significantly reduce financial toxicity in cancer care, as highlighted in 2 abstracts presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, from Emory Healthcare and the Winship Cancer Institute, explains the evolution of biosimilar pharmacoeconomics and the different strategies that health care institutions can implement to reap the benefits of biosimilar savings.

Merilog (insulin-aspart-szjj) is the first rapid-acting insulin biosimilar to Novolog (insulin aspart) that is designated to improve glycemic control in adults and adolescents with type 2 diabetes.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we’re highlighting a hobby from a biosimilar expert who says he can make whisky more accessible and affordable through—you guessed it—his own biosimilar whisky.

The introduction of insulin glargine biosimilars is associated with significant price reductions across European markets.

Avtozma, the third biosimilar to Actemra, has received FDA approval for multiple inflammatory diseases and COVID-19, potentially expanding treatment access for patients.