Biologics are complex medications produced through biological processes or from living organisms such as proteins and genes. Biosimilars are what they sound like — similar to, but not the same as, an ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching an effort to streamline the approval process for cheaper alternative “biosimilar” versions of biologic drugs as a way to curb health costs. The ...

The Food and Drug Administration said it will be taking steps to speed up the approval process for developing generic biological drugs, an effort aimed at increasing cheaper competition among ...