Copaxone Legal Fight May Finally Be Over As Court Finds The MS Treatment Is Not A Biologic
Executive Summary
US FDA’s interpretation of ‘protein’ is reasonable and owed deference, the court concludes in tossing Teva suit which challenged Copaxone’s exclusion from list of drugs transitioned to being regulated as biologics.
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