Table 2.
Prescribers’ responses rating their concern of potential consequences when switching a patient’s treatment from a reference biologic to a biosimilar or vice versa
| Potential consequence (weighted average) | All | Europe | Asia-Pacific |
| Potential loss of clinical efficacy | 3.29 | 3.23 | 3.30 |
| Potential for adverse events | 3.35 | 3.32 | 3.35 |
| Potential for increased risk of immune reactions | 3.35 | 3.39 | 3.17 |
Weighted average of prescribers’ responses, by region, on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very).