生物相似劑能建立一套可持續的醫療系統,也能令患者以相宜的價錢獲得所需藥物,令未來生活更加美好。
生物相似劑的效用和安全性在設計上與參考生物製劑沒有臨床意義上的差異。 1 因此當醫療成本日益上漲時,生物相似劑成為比生物製劑更符合經濟效益的療法。2 此外,隨著市場上有越來越多的生物相似劑,患者亦可有更多的選擇,讓他們能找到更適合自己的藥物。
References: 1. US Food and Drug Administration. Guidance for industry: scientific considerations in demonstrating biosimilarity to a reference product. www.fda.gov/downloads/drugs/guidances/ucm291128.pdf. Accessed May 26, 2020. 2. The Biosimilars Council. Biosimilars in the United States. http://biosimilarscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Biosimilars-Council-Patient-Access-Study.pdf. Accessed May 25, 2020. 3. Lee VWY, Cheng FWT. J Med Econ 2019. A review of biosimilar regulations and potential impact: Hong Kong perspectives. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13696998.2019.1614008. Accessed May 18, 2020.