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FDA proposes adding suffixes to distinguish biosimilar drug names

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed on Thursday identifying cheaper versions of biologic drugs with a suffix to distinguish them from their more expensive, ...
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Will Telcos Adding Suffixes to Commercial SMS Headers Help Curb Spam?

Telecom companies are now attaching suffixes such as ‘-S, -T, and -P’ to the headers of commercial SMS messages. MediaNama has independently confirmed that the message tags have been appearing for ...
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Adding the suffixes to words ending in 'fer'

When you add a suffix to a word ending in 'fer' you sometimes need to double the 'r', but how do you know when? When you add a suffixes and the second syllable of the new word is stressed, then you ...
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FDA Begins Adding Suffixes to Newly Approved Biologics' Names

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week began adding four-letter meaningless suffixes at the end of newly approved biologics' nonproprietary names, signaling a shift in policy from only ...
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Will FDA Add Suffixes to Approved Biologics' Names?

Will FDA Add Suffixes to Approved Biologics' Names? Back in January, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized guidance on how biosimilars and their biologic reference products' names should ...
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Telcos Implement Suffixes To Commercial Messages, But Do Users Understand Them?

All telecom companies have implemented suffixes ‘-S, -T, -G, and -P’ in commercial message headers, the telecom industry body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), mentioned in a recent ...
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FDA proposes adding suffixes to distinguish biosimilar drug names

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Cheaper versions of biologic drugs would be identified by a suffix to distinguish them from their more expensive, branded counterparts under draft guidance issued on ...