An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Alternative payment methodologies or methods” the following 2 definitions:- “Biosimilar”, a drug that is produced or distributed pursuant to a biologics license application approved under 42 U.S.C. 262(k)(3). “Brand name drug”, a drug that is: (i) produced or distributed pursuant to an original new drug application approved under 21 U.S.C. 355(c) except for: (a) any drug approved through an application submitted under section 505(b)(2) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that is pharmaceutically equivalent, as that term is def…
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