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Pharmacy Focus: AMCP Nexus 2023 - Recap on Biosimilar Updates
On this month's episode, Pharmacy Times covers the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2023 conference, highlighting the updates on biosimilars.
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On this month's episode, Pharmacy Times covers the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus 2023 conference, highlighting the updates on biosimilars. Interviews include: Chelsee Jensen, PharmD, BCPS a senior pharmacy specialist and pharmaceutical formulary manager at Mayo Clinic, Prerakkumar Parikh, PharmD, director of Specialty Clinical Solutions at Magellan Rx Management, and Kimberly Maxfield, PhD, from the FDA.
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Key Takeaways:
- Jensen discusses biosimilar approval updates, trends biosimilars, and what health care professionals can expect in the future.
- Parikh discusses the impact of interchangeable biosimilars, their cost-saving benefits, and the influx of biosimilars into pharmacy.
- Maxfield discusses the role pharmacists can take to reassure patients when switching to a biosimilar and the future of biosimilar development.
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