Safety vs Price in the Generic Drug Market: Metformin
The generic drug market focuses on price. However, multiple generic metformin drugs have been recalled due to poor drug quality. We examine price and quality after these recalls.
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The generic drug market focuses on price. However, multiple generic metformin drugs have been recalled due to poor drug quality. We examine price and quality after these recalls.
Generic Medicine Savings: How Does Your State Stack Up? Dec. 18, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail (BPT) - It’s a fact: If you take safe, effective, FDA-approved generic prescription medicines, you are saving money. The average copay for a generic medicine is nearly $50 lower than the copay for a brand-name drug. More than 9 out of 10 generic prescriptions are filled for $20 or less. The Association for Accessible Medicines’ Generic Drug & Biosimilars Access & Savings in the U.S. Report (with data provided by IQVIA) reveals that savings from generic drugs added up to $313 billion in 2019 and clos...