High-cost generic drugs--implications for patients and policymakers.

Alpern, Jonathan D; Stauffer, William M; Kesselheim, Aaron S · N Engl J Med · 2014

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Abstract

Some older generic drugs have become very expensive, owing to factors including drug shortages, supply disruptions, and consolidations in the generic-drug industry. But generics manufacturers that legally obtain a market monopoly can also unilaterally raise prices.

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