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MARCH 4, 2021

Biosimilar Switches Work At Large and Small Centers

Filgrastim use in oncology saves $500K

By Sarah Tilyou
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Indrani Kar, PharmD

Large health systems as well as small community hospitals can successfully convert to oncology biosimilars and achieve substantial savings, according to presentations at the ASHP 2020 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exposition.

University Hospitals (UH) Health System, in northeastern Ohio, achieved approximately $500,000 in savings annually by switching to the biosimilar filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio, Sandoz). Kalispell Regional Medical Center, a 288-bed hospital in