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Price increases and cost of branded drugs and generic drugs- the pharmaceutical industry in 2011-2014

01/11/2010

Higer cost of specialty drugs for cancer, MS, other diseases, and the efforts by companies to squeeze profits from a shrinking branded portfolio push costs up for branded drugs. Prices of generics decline significantly. Express Scripts study shows 11% increase for branded drugs in 2011-2012 compared to 22% decrease for generics.

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