Virginia legal term
Biosimilar in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Biosimilar” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Biosimilar” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Biosimilar" means a biological product that is highly similar to a specific reference biological product, notwithstanding minor differences in clinically inactive compounds, such that there are no clinically meaningful differences between the reference biological product and the biological product that has been licensed as a biosimilar pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 262(k) in terms of safety, purity, and potency of the product. (Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3401)
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