Market Exclusivity Needed For Special Condition Switches – Expert
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Without market exclusivity and a requirement to make generics also subject to consumer access restrictions, drug firms likely will not invest in novel switches, says a switch process veteran and Merck Consumer Care executive.
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