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. 2006 Apr 11;174(8):1120-1.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.051687.

Do manufacturers of brand-name drugs engage in price competition? An analysis of introductory prices

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Do manufacturers of brand-name drugs engage in price competition? An analysis of introductory prices

Joel Lexchin. CMAJ. .
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Fig. 1: Distribution of 33 new drugs by how their introductory prices related to the mean price of existing brand-name drugs in their therapeutic class.

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