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1. A New Way to Contain Unaffordable Medication Costs - Exercising the Government's Existing Rights.

Author

Engelberg, Alfred B., Avorn, Jerry, and Kesselheim, Aaron S.

Subjects
*INDUSTRIAL laws & legislation, *LEGISLATION, *USER charges, *PATENT law, *MEDICAL care cost laws, *DRUG laws, *GENERIC drugs, *FEDERAL government
Abstract

The article reports that legislation permitting the U.S. government to negotiate Medicare drug prices has been weakened after pushback from the pharmaceutical industry. Topics include government's costs for filling prescriptions in federal programs; and medications by means of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund biomedical research.

Published
2022
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2. The Price of Crossing the Border for Medications.

Author

Fralick, Michael, Avorn, Jerry, and Kesselheim, Aaron S.

Subjects
*MEDICAL care cost laws, *USER charges, *LEGISLATION, *GENERIC drugs, *BUSINESS, *COST control, *INDUSTRIES, *TRAVEL, *ECONOMICS, DRUGS & economics
Abstract

The article reports that the U.S. prices of older generic medications such as albuterol sulfate, enalapril and fluoxetine have increased. Topics discussed include high prescription-drug spending market because of exclusivity and negotiating power, prohibition of prescription drugs importation under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and need of alternative strategies to provide less expensive medications.

Published
2017
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