Single Product, Single Price: Medicare Will Include All Versions Of Active Ingredient For Negotiation
Executive Summary
The US Medicare agency intends to treat all dosage forms of the same active ingredient as a single drug for purposes of its new price negotiation authority. The approach will have implications for product branding and line extension strategies.
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