October 07, 2005

"Me Too" drugs make up much of drug costs

Drug expenditure in the Canadian province of British Columbia doubled between 1996 and 2003, and 80% of this increase was due to me-too drugs -- drugs that don't offer substantial improvements over less expensive alternatives already on the market. Details available in the BMJ.

Posted by schwitz at October 7, 2005 03:27 PM | TrackBack
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