Can local policies on biosimilars optimize the use of freed resources – experiences from Italy

Godman, Brian and Allocati, Eleonora and Moorkens, Evelien and Kwon, Hye-Young (2020) Can local policies on biosimilars optimize the use of freed resources – experiences from Italy. Generics and Biosimilars Initiative journal, 9 (4). ISSN 2033-6403

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Abstract

There is an increasing need to prescribe biosimilars to fund new medicines and increasing medicine volumes. Bertolani and Jommi document successful measures introduced regionally in Italy.