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Opinion: What does ‘bona fide competition’ actually mean in the biologics market?

STAT

Congress previously drew this dubious distinction in 2010, when the biosimilar pathway it set up via the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) conferred 12 years of data exclusivity on originator biologics, seven more than is given to originator small molecules under the Hatch-Waxman Act.

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Basics of Biosimilars

Integra X Files

Drugs vs. Biologics: What’s the Difference If you ask a layperson about biosimilars, you are likely to hear comparisons to generic drugs, and that would not be completely wrong. Biosimilar products are not drugs and they are not generic, in the sense that they’re not identical to the reference product.

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The Fourth Circuit Upholds CMS’ Definition of “Line-Extension Drug” and “New Formulation”

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate statute, a pharmaceutical manufacturer whose drug prices increase faster than the rate of inflation must pay additional per-unit rebates to the program. NDA or BLA drugs). Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servs., 23-1457 (4th Cir.

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Unpleasant truth: the pandemic, record debt and our opportunity for sustainability

pharmaphorum

In my role at Sandoz, I work with teams that are passionately trying to drive healthcare sustainability through the increased use of high-quality biosimilars. In the US, biologic medicines represent 2% of medicine budget volume yet represent 37% of net drug spending. 7 Delivering on the Potential of Biosimilar Medicines.

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Medicare Price “Negotiations” Will Jeopardize Patient Access to New Medicines, Result in Worse Health Outcomes

Safe Biologics

September 11, 2023 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the first 10 drugs selected under its Medicare drug price “negotiation” plan, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed in to law last year. 1] 90% of new cancer drugs are available in the U.S.