Upstream solutions for price-gouging on critical generic medicines
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Upstream solutions for price-gouging on critical generic medicines
Exorbitant price increases for critical off-patent medicines have received considerable media attention in recent months, leading to an investigation by the U.S. Senate. However, much of this attention has focused upon the companies that initiated the price increases, all of whom had recently acquired the drugs in question. Overlooked are upstream interventions with the originators of these dru...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2052-3211
DOI: 10.1186/s40545-016-0064-8