Multimedia Education Materials
FDA offers a variety of materials in multiple formats to help promote understanding of biosimilars and interchangeable products. Explore the available resources FDA has for a variety of audiences, including patients, caregivers, and health care providers.
Fact Sheets
For Health Care Providers
- Overview of Biosimilar Products (PDF – 2.5 MB)
Learn more about biosimilar products.
- Biosimilar Regulatory Review and Approval (PDF – 2 MB)
Learn more about the approval process.
- Interchangeable Biological Products (PDF – 1.5 MB)
Learn more about interchangeable biological products.
For Patients
- Are you on a biologic medication? What you need to know about biosimilar treatment options. (PDF - 201 KB)
Videos
For Patients
Biosimilar Medications — What Patients Need to Know
(YouTube | Duration: 3m 02s)
For Health Care Providers
Biosimilar Medications – What Health Care Providers Need to Know
(YouTube | Duration: 1m 36s)
FDA Review and Approval Process for Biosimilar Medications (YouTube | Duration 1m 57s)
Interchangeable Biosimilars
(YouTube | Duration: 1m 35s)
Infographics
For Health Care Providers
Biosimilar Development Infographic
Biosimilars: Are they the same quality? (PDF - 1.5 MB)
This infographic was developed with the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) to help healthcare practitioners explain to patients how biosimilars are high quality products and safe and effective treatment options.
What Is a Biosimilar? (PDF - 220 KB) | (Spanish Version)
This infographic introduces key concepts related to biosimilars, including an introduction to biologics, what “highly similar” means, what “no clinically meaningful differences” means, and how biosimilars are evaluated and monitored.
Biosimilar Development Process (PDF - 382 KB)
This infographic explains the totality of the evidence approach used in determining biosimilarity.
For Patients
Biosimilars Basics infographic (PDF - 388 KB) | (Spanish Version)
Consumer Update
Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biologics: More Treatment Choices
Read the FDA’s Consumer Update to learn more about biosimilars
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