Off-Patent Group Trio Aims To Secure Transatlantic Drug Supply

 
• By Urtė Fultinavičiūtė
  
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Three off-patent associations from both sides of the Atlantic want to strengthen their collaborative synergies and secure the supply of generics and biosimilars.

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Increased collaboration could help strengthen supply chains, the three industry groups said. • Source: Shutterstock

Off-patent groups representing the US, Canada, and European Union have come together to form a transatlantic partnership hoping to strengthen the supply chain of generics and biosimilars between the three regions.

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  • Generics and biosimilars trade associations in the US, Canada and EU want to work together to strengthen supply chains.

The US Association for Accessible Medicines, Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, and Medicines for Europe have identified main weaknesses and key...

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