CMPI TO HOST HILL BRIEFING ON FOLLOW-ON BIOLOGICS WITH REP'S ESHOO AND ROGERS
Event Focused on Ensuring “Patient Safety” is Top Priority of Follow-on Biologic Legislation Being Debated on Capitol Hill
Next Wednesday, July 15th, on Capitol Hill, the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest will host a briefing for Congressional Staff and the media entitled: “A Follow-On Biologics Legislation Update; Congressional Leaders and Medical Experts Discuss Patient Safety.” The event will be co-hosted by two high-ranking members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI). The Representatives are lead sponsors of bipartisan legislation to modernize the regulatory pathway for Food and Drug Association approval of follow-on biologics.
Representative Eshoo's legislation: H.R. 1548, the Pathway for Biosimilars Act, ensures that new standards for testing will make certain that follow-on biologic drugs are both safe and effective. The bill currently has 108 cosponsors and has the broadest bipartisan support of any legislation designed to regulate follow-on biologics.
“CMPI applauds Representatives Eshoo's and Rogers' commitment to ensuring patient safety is the top-priority for follow-on biologics legislation,” said Robert Goldberg of CMPI. “The next few weeks are going to be a pivotal time in Congress as health care takes top billing in the House and the Senate. It is critical that advocates for safe and effective follow-on biologics do all they can to support Representative Eshoo's legislation. Representatives Eshoo's and Rogers' dedication to ensuring FDA takes the appropriate steps to ensure the safety of patients could mean the difference between health and illness for millions of Americans.”
Also speaking at the event will be former Congressman Mike Ferguson; Dr. Geno Merli, Director of the Division of Internal Medicine and Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University; and John F. Crowley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amicus Therapeutics. All three will help highlight the importance of balancing cost reduction and the well-being of patients in the follow-on biologics debate, bringing their unique experiences and perspectives directly to Hill staffers.
WHO: Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Representative Mike Rogers (R-MI), Leading Medical Experts
WHAT: Briefing for Congressional staff and the media
WHEN: Next Wednesday, July 15th, 12-1pm
WHERE: Cannon Caucus Room, Cannon House Office Building 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C.
WHY: A Follow-On Biologics Legislation Update; Congressional Leaders and Medical Experts Discuss Patient Safety
Those interested in attending this event can RSVP via email to Meryl Reichbach at mreichbach@cmpi.org or by calling her at 212-417-9169.
