This graph is based on a 2015 survey, illustrating the knowledge among adult U.S. consumers in regards to biosimilars. Some 67 percent of responding consumers stated that they didn't know what a biosimilar is.
Knowledge about biosimilars among consumers in the United States as of 2015
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Did not know what a biosimilar was
67%
Chose the correct definition: "a near substitute for an original brand biologic drug"
17%
Chose incorrect definition such as "an animal with biological systems similar to humans" or "an artificial organ"
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PwC. (December 16, 2015). Knowledge about biosimilars among consumers in the United States as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503911/consumers-knowledge-about-biosimilars-in-the-us/
PwC. "Knowledge about biosimilars among consumers in the United States as of 2015." Chart. December 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503911/consumers-knowledge-about-biosimilars-in-the-us/
PwC. (2015). Knowledge about biosimilars among consumers in the United States as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503911/consumers-knowledge-about-biosimilars-in-the-us/
PwC. "Knowledge about Biosimilars among Consumers in The United States as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503911/consumers-knowledge-about-biosimilars-in-the-us/
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