European Experience and Evidence of Physician-led Switching of Biological Medicines Give Hope to Patients around the World
March 14, 2017 - On 9th March, IFPMA launched jointly with EFPIA and EBE a position paper entitled Considerations for physicians on switching decisions regarding biosimilars. Physician-led switching of biological medicines is a well-known medical practice. Although data on the frequency of switching in clinical practice is scarce, no evidence from clinical trials or post marketing surveillance data has found that switching to or from different biotherapeutics leads to safety concerns.
