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STAT+: Regeneron’s Eylea sales dip, as competition looms

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Wall Street had been watching sales figures closely, for fear that competition from biosimilars — a form of generic — and new medicines from rival drugmakers could cut into the sales that have fueled Regeneron’s growth since Eylea was approved in 2011. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Biosimilars: a rapidly maturing market

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Adoption of biosimilars in the US has been notoriously slow, but biosimilars manufacturers and outside observers expect this to change rapidly in the coming years. One way in which the pharmaceutical industry and regulators have reacted is by developing or facilitating the development of biosimilars. The short story so far.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo targeting compounded obesity drugs, an Amgen ‘at risk’ launch, and more

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Amgen will launch its biosimilar version of a blockbuster Regeneron Pharmaceutical drug for an eye disease following a U.S. regulators in 2011. The FDA still has to make a decision on whether to officially place semaglutide on the lists. appeals court ruling in its favor , Reuters writes. Last year, the drug generated $5.89

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2021 market access prospects for Germany

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Any changes to AMNOG will likely be a worry to industry as there has already been a toughening in AMNOG assessments since 2011.”. The AMNOG (Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products) was implemented on the 1 January 2011. Figure 1: AMNOG procedures and findings, 2011-2019. Tougher pricing?

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The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled was Convincing the World He Didn’t Exist: Senate Judiciary Set to Mark-Up Patent Reform Bills that Could Significantly Affect Hatch-Waxman and the BPCIA

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The PREVAIL Act In short, the PREVAIL Act is intended to, among other things, reform the Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) process created by the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Eliminating invalid patents under § 101 enables generic and biosimilar companies to streamline pharmaceutical litigation.

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Educating Patients about Generic Drugs: Strategies for Success

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“2021 Generic Drug & Biosimilars Access & Savings in the U.S. ” Health Affairs, 2011. Janet Woodcock, Director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Sources cited: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “Generic Drugs: Questions & Answers.” ” FDA.gov, 2021. Kesselheim, A.S.,

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MAHA, Nutrition, and the FDA

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

However, it’s fair to say that FDA’s food program has focused primarily on implementation of the many mandates in the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011. More recently, the agency invested significant efforts in modernizing nutrition labeling requirements and implementing a sodium reduction initiative.