US FDA’s Biosimilars Group Will Conduct Some Supplement Reviews, Become ‘Like Another Discipline’

Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars Director Sarah Yim says in an interview with the Pink Sheet that more staff are being added to deal with labeling supplements.

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Signatory authority will remain with the review division, but OTBB staff will perform a primary review of some biosimilar labeling supplements. • Source: Shutterstock

Biosimilars staff at the US Food and Drug Administration will be more directly involved in supplement assessments and see its role grow beyond the advisory and policy development spaces.

The FDA’s Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars will assess biosimilar application supplements that need quick decisions, rather than the traditional team within the Office of New Drugs

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