GPhA Battles State Biosimilar Bills; 5 Passed, 10 Rejected
Executive Summary
Generic Pharmaceutical Association wants to assure legislation on biologics substitution does not impose more restrictions than required for small molecules; opposes measures pushed by Amgen and Genentech.
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