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Opinion|Videos|June 28, 2024
Biologics Utilization Impacting US Health Care Spending
Eric Tichy, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FCCP, FAST, and Chad Cannon, PharmD, BCCCP, open a panel discussion highlighting specialty biologics and navigating challenges for biosimilar uptake.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
- How significant is the impact of specialty medications, particularly biologics, on current US health care spending?
- What have been the major challenges and successes in reducing health care costs through the use of biosimilars?
- Briefly, what is hindering biosimilar uptake?
- Where have biosimilars been successful?
- What are some strategies for successful biosimilar adoption?
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