Avoiding ‘Groundhog Day’: US FDA’s Biosimilar Action Plan Applies Lessons From Generic Competition
Executive Summary
“We’re not going to wait a decade or more for robust biosimilar competition to emerge,” Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says, noting reference biologic sponsors are repeating some of the delay tactics honed in the small molecule space to keep competition at bay.
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