GENERICS AND BIOSIMILARS INITIATIVE JOURNAL
Official Journal of the Generics and Biosimilars Initiative
Volume 6 / Year 2017 / Issue 4
Guidelines
Biosimilars in Germany: guidance of the Drug Commission of the German Medical Association
Author(s): Professor Wolf-Dieter Ludwig, PhD, Stanislava Dicheva, PhD
Page: 178-80Abstract: Biosimilars have been available in Europe for more than 10 years, but their adoption in Germany has not been very successful. As their pharmaceutical quality, efficacy (particularly in extrapolated indications), safety (especially immunogenicity) and interchangeability with reference products have been controversially discussed by healthcare professionals, the Drug Commission of the German Medical Association developed […]