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Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Manufacturing Chemist. May2011, Vol. 82 Issue 5, p30-32. 3p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
Subject
Biologicals
Drug approval
Biopharmaceutics
Clinical trials
Therapeutic equivalency in drugs
Immunogenetics
Language
ISSN
0262-4230
Abstract
The article focuses on various issues related to the future of biosimilar drugs. It explains biosimilars as the approved versions of innovator biopharmaceutical products made by a different sponsor and mentions the ongoing debate regarding the need for complete clinical trials of bisimilars. It also discusses various other issues related to biosimilar drugs which include their bioequivalence, and immunogenicity testing requirements.