Biosimilars: The French policy

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 41-45

  Schück, Stéphane ^a,b   Texier, Nathalie ^a  

^a Kappa Sante   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Biosimilars; French law; Pharmacovigilance; Safety

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SMALLPOX VACCINE; TRASTUZUMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PURITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MEDLINE; PATENT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 66249104666     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JRS-2009-0458     Document Type: Article

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