Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Path for generic biologics clears US Senate panel

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, June 27 - A U.S. Senate panel voted on Wednesday to set a path for generic drugmakers to seek approval of cheaper, copycat versions of expensive biotechnology medicines.



Brand-name manufacturers would receive 12 years of exclusive marketing time before generic competition could start under a bill that cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee by a voice vote.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

marketing time = Lost in Time