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Drug Pricing Initiatives During the Trump Presidency
Biosimilars 2018 - A Year in Review
A changing competitive landscape: the role of the ITC in the biosimilars space
Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
In the past month, President Trump signed two executive orders concerning drug access and affordability, including for biologics and biosimilar drugs. On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order No. 14273 (“EO...more
On March 17, 2025, a bipartisan group of senators introduced two bills intended to decrease the cost of prescription drugs. The sponsors include Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.),...more
The U.S. stands at a crossroads in light of rising drug prices and it is unclear what the future will hold in answer to the rising drug costs. Biologic medicines have rapidly expanded available treatment options and accounted...more
Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection - December 2024....more
As part of a push to increase competition and lower drug prices, the U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that limits the number of patents that can be asserted in biosimilar litigation. The Affordable Prescriptions for...more
The Cozen Lens - While it’s becoming ever clearer Vice President Harris is likely to be the Democratic nominee following President Biden’s decision to step aside, it’s less clear what the impact will be on the presidential...more
Hosted by American Conference Institute, the Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics returns to New York City, on June 20 - 21, 2024. Now in its 15th year, the 2024 conference will dive deep into the latest legal,...more
At the recent J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) and Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, our market-leading life sciences and health care industry led in-person discussions with industry experts on topics that will guide...more
President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, 86 FR 36987 (2021), expressed concerns about the patent system being misused to unnecessarily inhibit or delay entry of generic drugs or...more
2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. The biosimilar market also...more
FDA and EMA both approve first biosimilar version of Lucentis® (ranbizumab). FDA has approved only two biosimilars in 2021 after only approving three in 2020. EMA approves four more Avastin® (bevacizumab) biosimilars,...more
Since our last update in April 2021, there have been many developments regarding biosimilars in Canada (approvals, pending submissions, litigation, regulatory and market access). Biosimilars approved in Canada - Health...more
The world-wide market share of biologic drugs is advancing at a staggering pace, with some estimates ranging from $ 300 billion to $452 billion in revenue within the next five years.The treatment costs for patients...more
Recent amendments to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), titled the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, require parties to inform regulatory authorities of executed settlement...more
LAWMAKERS COOL TO TRUMP PLAN ON HHS, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION - The response from lawmakers on Capitol Hill to the White House plan to reorganize the federal government – including proposed changes to multiple healthcare...more
Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more
Following nearly two years of negotiations and hearings examining the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) and the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA), the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) and the Medical Device User...more
As part of our series on current trends across different industries, we explore current changes taking place in the life sciences field. Privacy & Data Protection - Personal information protection and compliance...more
Although the 12-year exclusivity period for original biologic products was a heavily negotiated provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), increased spending on biologic drugs has led to calls to...more
Back in March, 2016, the Senate added language to the FDA and NIH Workforce Authorities Modernization Act which would exempt biological products, including biosimilars, from provisions of the FDCA Act that require compliance...more
Last week, co-sponsors Senators Leahy (D-VT), Grassley (R-IA), Klobucher (D-MN), and Lee (R-UT) introduced a bill (S. 3056), entitled the "Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2016" or the "CREATES...more