Mexican Health System
To establish state policies so that the
population has the right to health protection.
To establish state policies so that the
population has the right to health protection.
The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) offers health care services to the entire population.
The main challenge facing this system is to expand health care for the population that still does not receive basic services.
In Peru, it is necessary to implement criteria regarding the nomenclature of biosimilar medicines and the use of identifiers that allow them to be distinguished from the innovative medicine.
The regulatory body for the approval of
medicines in Mexico is the Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (COFEPRIS)
The regulations for biosimilars vary
considerably from one country to
another, but in general the trend is an
increase in the regulatory standards for their health registration.
It is a biological medicine that contains a
version of the active ingredient of an original biological product (reference product) whose patent has expired.