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Patient perceptions towards biosimilars and switching of biologics: a patient survey

  • At: Seville (Spain) (2022)
  • Type: Poster
  • Poster code: PPR-041
  • By: LINDEN, Kari (University Pharmacy (YA), Finland)
  • Co-author(s): Dr Kari Linden, Research Manager (University Pharmacy (YA), Helsinki, Finland)
    MSc (Pharm) Sannamari Reponen, Clinical Pharmacy Group, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy Group, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
    MSc (Pharm) Iida Lillsved, Clinical Pharmacy Group, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy Group, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
    MD, PhD Jarno Rutanen, Faculty of Social Sciences; and Centre for Rheumatology, Tampere University Hospital (Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University; and Centre for Rheumatology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland)
    PhD (Pharm) Inka Puumalainen (Rud Pedersen Public Affairs, Helsinki, Finland)
    MSc (Econ) Laura Saarukka, Clinical Pharmacy Group, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy Group, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
    PhD Santtu Mikkonen, Department of Applied Physics (Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland)
  • Abstract:

    Background: Use of biologics has increased during the last 10 years due to their therapeutic value. To curb medicine costs, use of comparable and often less expensive biosimilar medicines is fostered. Patient perceptions towards biosimilars and their use in switching may affect treatment outcomes and costs but the literature on the subject is..

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