Prescribers

Development of biological medicines

BIOLOGICAL MEDICINES ARE MEDICINES THAT ARE MADE BY LIVING CELLS OR ORGANISMS

Biological medicines are medicines that are made by living cells or organisms. They are usually made of large proteins that are naturally produced in the human body.

Rheumatologist

Prof Bird has over twenty years’ experience in treating rheumatic disease, with particular expertise in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.

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Development of biosimilar medicines

Biosimilar medicines are used to treat the same diseases in the same way

A biosimilar medicine is a highly similar version of an original brand of a biological medicine, brought to market by a different manufacturer once the patent on the original brand expires.

Haematologist

Prof Szer has particular expertise in malignant haematology and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation, which he established as a form of therapy in Victoria in the early 1980s.

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Reassurance of similarity

The aim of the clinical program is to confirm therapeutic equivalence

Biosimilar medicines are required to undergo a tailored clinical program. This is normally a stepwise process, beginning with pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) studies.