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Comparative Study
. 2018 May;37(5):738-742.
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1684.

Generic Price Competition For Specialty Drugs: Too Little, Too Late?

Ashley L Cole  1 , Stacie B Dusetzina  2
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Comparative Study

Generic Price Competition For Specialty Drugs: Too Little, Too Late?

Ashley L Cole et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 May.

Abstract

The case of generic imatinib demonstrates several potential barriers to effective generic price competition for specialty prescription drugs, including fewer market entrants, smaller-than-expected price reductions, shifts in prescribing toward more expensive brand-name treatments, and limited uptake of the generic product.

Keywords: Access To Care; Cost of Health Care; Health Spending; Pharmaceuticals.

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