Biosimilar Insulin Access Act of 2020
United States116th CongressHR-8190House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 16, 2020
Summary
Biosimilar Insulin Access Act of 2020 This bill establishes that, if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finds that an insulin is biosimilar to a reference product, the insulin shall be deemed interchangeable with the reference product. (A biological product is biosimilar to a reference product if the two products are highly similar and have no clinically meaningful differences; the reference product generally receives FDA approval first, but the biosimilar product is typically less expensive.) Under current law, a biological product that is biosimilar to a reference product may be deemed interchangeable with the reference product only if it meets additional requirements. Current law provides that interchangeable products may be substituted for each other without the prescriber's involvement.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4487)
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