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Questions and Answers on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act Guidance for Industry Guidance for Industry December 2018

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Questions and Answers on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act Guidance for Industry

Docket Number:
FDA-2011-D-0611
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Office of Regulatory Policy

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “New and Revised Draft Q&As on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act (Revision 2).” The question and answer (Q&A) format is intended to inform prospective applicants and facilitate the development of proposed biosimilars and proposed interchangeable biosimilars, as well as to describe FDA's interpretation of certain statutory requirements added by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI Act). This draft guidance document revises the draft guidance document entitled “Biosimilars: Additional Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009,” issued May 13, 2015, to provide new and revised Q&As.

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