Abstract: Comment on the Special Report by Professor Gerrit Borchard: Complexity in the making: non-biological complex drugs (NBCDs) and the pharmacopoeias, published in GaBI Journal, 2016;5(1):36-41. Submitted: 3 November 2017; Revised: 13 November 2017; Accepted: 15 November 2017; Published online first: 28 November 2017 We thank you for publishing the manuscript entitled ‘Complexity in the making: non-biological […]
Abstract: The first recognized and trusted generic drugs were launched in France in 1995, at the same time that the Prime Minister Alain Juppé introduced his new plan on Retirement and Social Security. It has taken 20 years for generic drugs to become integrated into the pharmacy community, and for acceptance to be reached by […]
Abstract: The pharmacological activity and toxicity of non-biological complex drugs (NBCDs) depends on their complex structure and composition. The regulatory approach leading to the registration of such drugs and their follow-on products, deemed ‘nanosimilars’, must be based on emerging scientific knowledge of NBCD properties determining their in vivo fate. Submitted: 8 April 2014; Revised: 11 […]
