Medco Predicts Follow-on Biologics Regulatory Pathway by 2011
Patent Docs: By Donald Zuhn — Last Friday, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. added its name to the list of companies seeking a follow-on biologics (FOB) regulatory pathway (see Reuters report). The endorsement was not entirely surprising given Medco’s vested interest — the company, based in Franklin Lakes, NJ, is the nation’s largest mail order pharmacy and a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). According to Medco’s website, it manages prescription drug benefit programs for about one-third of the companies on the Fortune 500 list, and counts among its clients BlueCross/Blue Shield plans, managed care organizations, insurance carriers, third-party benefit plan administrators, employers, state…