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A Case of Excessive, Opportunistic Price Increase of a Generic Oncology Drug

2025-07-06 health policy Title + abstract only
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BackgroundOff-patent, generic drugs are expected to be widely accessible owing competitive pricing and minimal R&D costs. Sudden, excessive, unexplainable, and sustained price increases detrimentally impact the health and welfare of patients and their families. Overlooking such cases encourages repeat behavior that may be legislatively challenging to overcome, thereby impeding the principle of democratization of medicines propagated by the expiration of patent protection. FindingsWe analyzed Me...

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