Nanosimilars and follow-on nanomedicines
March 02, 2014
With nanomedicines on the rise, a new class of non-biological complex drugs (NBCDs), which include nanosimilars, has emerged. As drug regulators are faced with the challenge of defining a framework to ensure the safe introduction of the follow-on nano-therapeutics, Stefan Muhlebach explains why NBCDs cannot be assessed using the standard generic or biosimilar approaches.