Welcome to the Biosimilar Hub
for healthcare professionals
Accredited CPD Activity for Pharmacists
Biosimilar medicines:
Information for Pharmacists
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Biosimilar Medicines in Australia
Medicines registered
and subsidised
in Australia
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Welcome to the Biosimilar Hub
for healthcare professionals
Biosimilar medicines
in Australia
Medicines registered
and subsidised
in Australia
Learn more
Accredited CPD
for Pharmacists
Biosimilar medicines:
Information for
Pharmacists
Learn more
Global Biosimilars Week
Hear from Independent Chair of GBMA, Professor Jane Halton AO PSM, discussing #BiosimilarAwarenessWeek
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Welcome to the Biosimilar Hub
for healthcare professionals
Accredited CPD
Activity for Pharmacists
Biosimilar medicines:
Information for
Pharmacists
Learn more
Biosimilar Medicines
In Australia
Medicines registered
and subsidised
in Australia
Learn more
Biosimilar Awareness Week
Hear from Independent Chair of GBMA, Professor Jane Halton AO PSM, discussing #BiosimilarAwarenessWeek2022
Learn more
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Australia has a strong regulatory system for all medicines

Australia has a strong regulatory system that ensures the safety, effectiveness and quality of all medicines, including biological medicines.

A science success story

A biosimilar medicine is a highly similar version of an original brand of a biological medicine, which enters the market following the patent expiry of the original brand. Watch the video above to learn more.

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.

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.