FDA Accepts First Biosimilar Application for Review

In an important step forward for the introduction of “generic biological,” the FDA announced that it has accepted Sandoz’s application to market a generic version of Amgen’s Neupogen®, which stimulates white blood cell production. As you may recall, about two years ago, the FDA was authorized to permit generic biologicals in a section of “Obamacare” (the Affordable Care Act), but final rules have not yet been promulgated. Since Neupogen is not “under patent” or NCE exclusivity in the U.S. this can roughly be analogized to a Para. III ANDA filing. With many other applications in progress, we will have to see how rough this gets.

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