The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced new draft guidance to streamline and expedite the biosimilar development process.
The regulatory framework aims to reduce the reliance on "unnecessary clinical testing" during the approval process, allowing biosimilar manufacturers to skip comparative efficacy studies on their prospective drugs.
Industry reaction to the draft guidance has been mixed, despite its potential to cut the cost and time-associated burden of biosimilar development.
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Author's summary: FDA simplifies biosimilar development process.