In the US, under the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, or the Hatch-Waxman Act, a company can seek approval from the FDA to market a generic drug before the expiration of a patent relating to the brand name drug upon which the generic is based. The first company to submit an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the FDA has the exclusive right to market the generic drug for 180 days.
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- FDA approves generic teriparatide and levetiracetam
- US generics launch and approval for Dr Reddy’s and Lupin
- Five Chinese companies join UN’s MPP for Covid-19 medicines
- South Korean companies to make generic Bridion and COVID-19 drugs
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- Community pharmacists’ understanding of generic and biosimilar drugs: Lebanon case study
- Reshaping landscape of Japanese generics market – uncertain future of universal health insurance
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Biosimilars
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- Dr Reddy's launches bevacizumab biosimilar Versavo in the UK
- EMA recommends approval of ustekinumab biosimilar Pyzchiva
- FDA approves interchangeable adalimumab biosimilar Simlandi
- EC approval of ranibizumab biosimilar Rimmyrah
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