Generics Savings Once Again Could Help A Major US Health Care Reform Bill
Executive Summary
A provision in the pending legislation on PBMs that would allow the US FDA to provide qualitative and quantitative information to ANDA sponsors about reference product's inactive ingredients could save hundreds of millions in spending.
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