Biotech’s double standard on biogenerics

Biotech’s double standard on biogenerics

(UPDATED: See below.)

Yesterday, the WSJ Health Blog cited a WSJ story as evidence that “biogenerics” — that is, generic versions of biotech drugs, which currently don’t exist — need to be treated with caution. Unfortunately, that post missed a much more important point about biogenerics: The double standard that the biotech industry holds when it comes to determining whether different batches of biotech drugs are equivalent or not. The subject is still widely misunderstood, thanks in… Continue Reading