Biosimilar/Brand Patent Settlements Need US Antitrust Review, PBM Says
Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice should be able to scrutinize settlements between biologic reference product sponsors and biosimilar developers, Express Scripts says; PBM's policy proposals for coming year include safe harbor for certain value-based reimbursement arrangements, and mandatory electronic prescribing and dispensing limits for opioids.
Patent litigation settlements between reference biologic sponsors and biosimilar developers should face the same level of antitrust scrutiny as agreements involving small molecule drugs, Express Scripts Holding Co. believes.
In the wake of AbbVie Inc.'s recent settlement of Humira (adalimumab) patent litigation with biosimilar sponsor Amgen Inc.,...