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ARTICLE | Politics & Policy

Senators urge against unique biosimilar names

October 23, 2013 11:55 PM UTC

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators said FDA should not require biosimilars and reference biologics to have distinct international non-proprietary names (INNs), according to a Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) said "distinguishable product names help facilitate accurate attribution of adverse events and manufacturer accountability." ...