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FDA lays out proposal for lower-cost biotech drugs DOCTOR
MATTHEW PERRONE ON DUTY
Oranjestad
ClassifiedsAP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Dr. Jones
Sabana Blanco 68-C
Food and Drug Admin- PARADISE BEACH VILLAS Tel. 587-9787
istration released its pro-
posal Thursday for nam- For Sale EMERGENCIA
ing lower-cost biotech 2 bedroom week 29 Room 125
drugs, a critical step in pool side $6.500 O.B.O. 911
creating a market for the Divi Phoenix
new class of medicines. For Sale 1 bedroom Room 502 POLICE 100
These quasi-generic bio- week 29 $5.000 O.B.O. POLICE 581-1100
tech drugs have the po- For Sale 1 bedroom Room 502 ORANJESTAD 582-4000
tential to save the U.S. week 32 $5.000 O.B.O. NOORD 587-0009
health care system billions STA. CRUZ 585-4710
of dollars in costs. But rep- ________________________2_0_35_4_9 SAVANETA 584-7000
resentatives for the gener- SAN NICOLAS 584-5000
ic drug industry warned The headquarters of pharmagroup Novartis is pictured in TIMESHARE FOR SALE POLICE TIPLINE 11141
that the FDA’s proposal RENAISSANCE FIRE DEPT. 115
could curb those savings Basel, Switzerland. The Food and Drug Administration released Week room price FIRE DEPT. 582-1108
by making the drugs more 26 507 $3,500 HOSPITAL 527-4000
its proposal Thursday for naming lower-cost biotech drugs, 26 543 $5,300
40 105 $5000
a critical step in creating a market for the new class of
medicines. (AP Photo/Steffen Schmidt)
difficult to prescribe. Bio- Under an FDA proposal, tients between drugs. 48/49 119 $4,500 AMBULANCE 582-1234
tech drugs are powerful, all biotech drugs would Branded biotech drug- 23 343 $3,000 SAN NICOLAS 911
injected medicines pro- be labeled with a four- makers have long 35 314 $4,000 AMBULANCE
duced in living cells which letter code to help doc- stressed the safety risks 30 515 $4,900
are typically much more tors distinguish them from of switching patients to 30 311 $5,000 PHARMACY
expensive than tradition- the original versions. For alternate versions of bio- 23 343 $4,500
al chemical-based drugs. example, the original tech drugs, noting they 27 103 $4,000 Oranjestad: Sta. Cruz Tel: 585-8028
Many newer biotech drug might be labeled are not perfect copies of 29 134 $4,500
drugs cost more than “drug-cznm” and a bi- the originals. The Generic 20&21 347 $4,500 San Nicolas: San Nicolas Tel: 584-5712
$100,000 per year and to- osimilar version could be Pharmaceutical Industry 27 341 $4,000
gether they account for labeled “drug-hixf.” The Association warned in a Contact Brian Cell: 593-0200 INFORMATION 118
nearly 30 percent of all codes would not have statement that the FDA’s vr.realty@mac.com TAXI 582-5900
U.S. drug spending. any meaning and would plan could “erect barri- ________________________20_3_5_48_ TAXI-TAS 587-5900
For decades, they have mainly help doctors and PROF. TAXI 588-0035
not faced generic com- pharmacists avoid ac- TAXI D.T.S. 587-2300
petition because the FDA cidentally switching pa- SERVICE ARUBA 583-3232
lacked a system to ap-
prove cheaper versions ers to patient access to SLIDING GATE OPENER CRUISESHIP
until 2012. Earlier this year
the agency approved new, more affordable 582-4544/749-3907
the first “biosimilar.” That’s
the industry term for ge- medicines.”q Solar & 110V August 29
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