Biogenerics Are Happening: Slowly, Product-By-Product
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
FDA's guidance on biogenerics is on the backburner: Congress is showing little interest in pushing the agency towards them. But some follow-on products are already making it to the market.
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