[Biosimilar registered despite the Netherlands opposing vote: greater uncertainty about authorised drugs in the Netherlands]. KU Leuven
On 1 April 2016 the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a positive opinion on a new biological medicine, Flixabi®, a biosimilar to infliximab (Remicade®); however, in the appendix of the European Public Assessment Report (EPAR) it appeared that an important minority (14 of 33 votes) opposed this decision, among them the Netherlands representative. In an original article, the Dutch Medicines Board (CBG-MEB) explained the ...