It is a bedrock principle of capitalism that as competition erodes profits on established products, enterprises will invest in innovation to earn higher profits from new products. US law governing prescription pharmaceutical markets abandons that principle
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Oct 29 2015, 07:00 AM
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Filed under: Quality, Comparative Effectiveness, Featured, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, Drugs and Medical Technology, FDA, generic drugs, 21st Century Cures Act, Prescription Drugs, Big Pharma, Hatch-Waxman Act