ABSTRACT
In September 2014, Colombia issued standards for the evaluation of biological drugs within the framework of the marketing authorization process. The Colombian approach explicitly includes a fast track for evaluating competing biologicals, which caused great national and international controversy. This article explains the context that justifies the need for this fast-track approach, critically analyzes comparability as a paradigm for the evaluation of biogenerics, and shows that Colombia's position is not isolated and is based on global regulatory trends.
Subject(s)
Biological Products , Internationality , Legislation, Drug , Biotechnology/legislation & jurisprudence , Biotechnology/standards , Colombia , Humans , MarketingABSTRACT
En septiembre de 2014, Colombia emitió su norma para la evaluación de los medicamentos biológicos en el marco del proceso de autorización de comercialización. La aproximación colombiana incluye de manera explícita una ruta abreviada para la evaluación de los biológicos competidores que generó una gran polémica a nivel nacional e internacional. En el presente artículo se explica el contexto que justifica la necesidad de adoptar la aproximación abreviada, se analiza de manera crítica la comparabilidad como paradigma para la evaluación de los biogenéricos y se evidencia que la posición de Colombia no es aislada y está basada en tendencias regulatorias globales.
In September 2014, Colombia issued standards for the evaluation of biological drugs within the framework of the marketing authorization process. The Colombian approach explicitly includes a fast track for evaluating competing biologicals, which caused great national and international controversy. This article explains the context that justifies the need for this fast-track approach, critically analyzes comparability as a paradigm for the evaluation of biogenerics, and shows that Colombia’s position is not isolated and is based on global regulatory trends.
