Biosimilar Competition: Still More Focus On FDA Than FTC
Executive Summary
A joint meeting of the US FDA and the FTC on biosimilar competition may have delivered a symbolic message about the need for a ‘level playing field’ in the biologics market – but it did not deliver much in the way of an actionable agenda for antitrust regulators.
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