Biosimilar Launch Notification May Head Back To Court
Executive Summary
Apotex wants Supreme Court to say that firm doesn't have to wait until FDA licensure of its pegfilgrastim and filgrastim biosimilars to provide Amgen 180-day notice of commercial marketing; Solicitor General has yet to weigh in on similar Sandoz petition.
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