Analysis of biosimilars consumption in an Italian Local Health Authority.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
; 397(7): 5317-5323, 2024 07.
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ABSTRACT
Biosimilar drugs offer an opportunity for all global healthcare systems because they provide significant cost savings while ensuring equal efficacy and safety in the treatment of chronic diseases. These savings can be allocated to support ongoing innovation. An analysis of the usage of major biosimilar drugs across various therapeutic areas has been conducted within an Italian healthcare company serving a population of over one million. Data on consumption, expenditure, and the number of treated patients has been extracted from the company's databases. Finally, a comparison with the year 2021 has been performed to determine if biosimilar drug usage increased in 2022. In 2022, the data reveals that a substantial portion of the analysed active ingredients are being used as biosimilar drugs, except in a few residual cases. However, among the most consumed drugs, resistance still exists in the case of Adalimumab and Etanercept, for which expenditure on originator drugs exceeds 2 million euros. The 2022-2021 comparison highlights the increasing use of biosimilar drugs. This data is encouraging and suggests that in the coming months, we may achieve total utilization, which would be to the benefit of the National Healthcare System (NHS) and the citizens who can rely on an efficient and sustainable healthcare policy that is continually improving.
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Assunto principal:
Medicamentos Biossimilares
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Humans
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Europa
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En
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2024
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