With just days remaining until the “Deemed to Be a License” transition takes effect, the FDA issued an unexpected sweeping change to compounding practice. ...more
On June 13, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Sandoz v. Amgen. In doing so, it answered two questions raised under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI). First, is an injunction...more
There’s been a sea change in the political climate. The regulatory forecast is still uncertain, and pharmaceutical evolution continues to develop....more
Six years after legislation was adopted creating a new pathway for the approval of biological products that are biosimilar to existing FDA-approved biologics, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to issue guidance...more
On March 6, 2015, FDA released a statement announcing its issuance of the first biosimilar license to Zarxio. In the same month, CMS issued a number of guidance documents addressing reimbursement for biosimilars under the...more
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A federal advisory panel has helped clear the path for what may be the first biosimilar biologic drug ever approved in the United States. Interestingly, generics of traditional drugs have been available in the U.S. for...more
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has published a list of licensed biological products and interchangeable biosimilars to be known as the Purple Book. The Purple Book is meant to be the...more