FDA Overhauls Its Purple Book

Searchable Biologics Database Is Welcomed By Biosimilars Industry

The US FDA has overhauled its ‘Purple Book’ to make it a searchable database of biologics information. The agency is also seeking input on next steps.

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The ‘Purple Book’ Biological Counterpart To The FDA’s ‘Orange Book’ Is Now Searchable • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration’s ‘Purple Book’ biologics counterpart to its ‘Orange Book’ for small-molecule drugs has been overhauled by the agency to turn it into a searchable database of biologics information.

Referring to the changes as the “first phase of the enhancement of the Purple Book database of FDA-licensed biological products”,...

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