Draft Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act: Pharmacist As Ally, Would Patients Benefit?

What's The Generics Experience?

If the bill on the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act is passed, all biosimilars would be deemed interchangeable on US FDA approval. Scrip takes a look at what empowering pharmacists could mean, what the generics substitution experience shows and where possible pain points lie

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If Enacted, The Biosimilars Red Tape Elimination Act Could Have A Far-Reaching Impact • Source: Shutterstock

The bill on the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act reintroduced by Senator Mike Lee, backed by senators Ben Ray Lujan, Mike Braun and J.D. Vance, could have a significant impact if it becomes an Act.

Intending to amend existing legislation to state that all biosimilars, upon approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), shall be deemed interchangeable with biologics, it would pave

Scrip takes a look at what it would mean for pharmacists to have a greater say in biosimilar dispensing, what the generics substitution experience indicates, and which factors could negatively affect

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