Biosimilars: still safe, still effective, still not generics. Why is FDA suddenly pretending they are?

Abstract:The US Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new initiative to ‘genericize’ biosimilars by fast-tracking approvals and eliminating key clinical and switching studies represents a radical departure from established global regulatory science. This policy dismisses the foundational distinction between complex biologicals and simple generic drugs—a distinction unanimously upheld by international regulators like […]


Physicians, Hippocrates and biosimilars: applying ancient principles in a modern society

Abstract: Physicians are pondering the clinical use of biosimilars. A reliance on clinical trials is deeply rooted in the modern healthcare system, whereas comparability and totality of evidence remain unknown concepts. This editorial explores these ideas, with reference to a case study of Italian gastroenterologists. Submitted: 24 October 2016; Revised: 1 November 2016; Accepted: 1 […]