{"id":2143,"date":"2022-08-15T17:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdhf.staging.not4prod.com\/?p=2143"},"modified":"2022-12-01T21:47:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T21:47:32","slug":"switching-from-a-biologic-to-a-biosimilar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdhf.ca\/en\/switching-from-a-biologic-to-a-biosimilar\/","title":{"rendered":"Switching from a Biologic to a Biosimilar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"IBD: Switching from a Biologic to a Biosimilar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGnumLGw-A0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having to change any kind of medication can be very stressful. While CDHF believes in patient-physician choice, we acknowledge political policy decisions and our organization is committed to providing clear and unbiased information and resources for patients. Both biologics and biosimilars have gone through rigorous standards for authorization by Health Canada, to which both have been found safe and effective for use in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Watch this video to learn more about switching from a biologic to a biosimilar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdhf.ca\/en\/biosimilar-library\/\">Read more about biosimilars by visiting our Biosimilars Library here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having to change any kind of medication can be very stressful. While CDHF believes in patient-physician choice, we acknowledge political policy decisions and our organization is committed to providing clear and unbiased information and resources for patients. 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