#generic-drugs

#generic-drugs

When generic drug manufacturers have issues like contamination, it is difficult for those who take the medications to know if they are affected. There is no standardized way to look up the data for where the pills in your bottle came from. ProPublica made an app that makes the lookup more straightforward. Even though generic drugs make up 90% of prescriptions dispensed in the U.S., the FDA only provides piecemeal information about them.

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The list, consisting of 523 medicines for adults and 374 for children, is a catalogue of the drugs the WHO believes should be available in all functioning health systems. The new editions of essential medicines lists mark a significant step toward expanding access to new medicines with proven clinical benefits and with high potential for global public health impact, said Yukiko Nakatani, WHO's assistant director-general for Health Systems, Access and Data.

Hikma's generic Vascepa, with its "skinny label," poses a challenge for patent protection, potentially undermining the incentives for innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.

Judging these circumstances through the lens of public notice, Azurity's unilateral and belated statement carries no weight.