FDA Hesitates on Biogenerics
Executive Summary
A long-awaited Food and Drug Administration (FDA) workshop held in mid-September, highlighted just how far the agency is from establishing a regulatory path for generic copies of biologics. Although it yielded few surprises, the meeting provided a concentrated public forum for interested parties to present in-depth views of all sides of the issue--an unusual event in itself
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