H.R. 3379 · 116th Congress

Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2019-06-20
Latest action
2019-06-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act or the PRICED Act

This bill allows biosimilars to be marketed five years after the reference brand-name biological product is licensed. Currently, brand-name biological products are provided a 12-year marketing-exclusivity period.

This shortened marketing-exclusivity period applies only to biological products licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after enactment of this bill.