Four US Democratic politicians
have been pushing for a new bill to
reduce the patent period on new
biologic medicines from 12 to seven
years, following on from Barack
Obama’s attempts since 2010 to
reduce the exclusivity period.
Under the US Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act’s Biologics
Price Competition and Innovation
Act however, the US Food and Drug
Administration still cannot approve
any biosimilars within the 12 year
exclusivity period.
The Democratic push has failed
again on this occasion with
international free trade agreements
creating complicated sticking
points, according to the Regulatory
Affairs Professional Society (RAPS).The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 24 Jun 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 24 Jun 16
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