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Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 24, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - December 2021

In this season of goodwill, gratitude, and giving, it's worth considering that both friends and strangers can have medical needs that we can ease with little pain or inconvenience to ourselves. Here's a sampling of five ways...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – August 2020 #5

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In Washington - Friday afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hosted a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a...more

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Celltrion’s Trastuzumab Biosimilar Earns WHO Prequalification Status

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Celltrion recently announced that its trastuzumab biosimilar, Herzuma, has met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) prequalification standards.  WHO prequalification status is based on an assessment of the quality, safety,...more

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World Health Organization (“WHO”) Prequalifies Biosimilar Trastuzumab – WHO’s First Biosimilar

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Today, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) prequalified Samsung Bioepis’s breast cancer biosimilar trastuzumab – WHO’s first biosimilar prequalification.  Prequalification is “a service provided by WHO to assess the...more

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$1 billion+ may seem like a lot of money. It still can’t resolve many questions.

Although lawsuits can result in needed financial support and welcome recognition of harms suffered by patients seeking medical services, the civil justice system has its limits. They showed in cases in the news in which...more

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World Health Organization announces biosimilar prequalification project

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today plans to launch a pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar medicines later this year. The project will initially focus on biosimilar versions of two cancer treatments,...more

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The (suf)Fix is In: FDA Opens the Floor for Comments on Biologic Naming Guidance

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On June 2, 2016, the FDA filed a notice for comments on guidance requesting that biologic applicants propose a suffix composed of four lowercase letters for use as the distinguishing identifier included in the proper name...more

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FDA Announces Closer Ties to WHO on Biologics

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On May 31, 2016, the FDA issued a notice that FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (FDA/CBER) intends to “enhance technical collaboration and cooperation between the FDA, WHO, and its member states to facilitate...more

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FTC Urges FDA to Rethink Its Biosimilar Naming Proposal; Other Stakeholders Agree

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week disputed the effectiveness and competitive impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s recently proposed biosimilar naming policy and argued that using different nonproprietary...more

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FDA Releases Long-Awaited Biological Naming Draft Guidance and Proposed Rule

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On August 27, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released long-awaited and highly anticipated draft guidance regarding the non-proprietary naming of biological products, including biosimilars. The draft...more

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