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Congress and the White House to curtail prescription drugprices, many experts continue to point to biosimilars and their promising potential to usher in competition, increase access, and drive down costs for patients—and the U.S. And already in the first quarter of 2022, the FDA approved a third filgrastim biosimilar, Releuko.
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