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Here’s what Azar had to say in an HHS press release from 2018: “We have seen a number of both branded and generic examples in recent years where a single manufacturer dramatically hikes the price for a drug unprotected by patent or exclusivities. And only if the drug is proven to be the exact same FDA-approved drug.
Founded in 2002, and launching its website in 2003, PharmacyChecker provides consumers with online pharmacy verification and comparative drug price information to help them make the best decisions for themselves and their families on how to afford prescription drugs. counterparts. Part J is written in three sections.
These drugs, as explained below, are safe and effective foreign brand versions of the same drugs sold here. This recognition of equivalent brand drug safety is a step in the right direction. But for “foreign versions” of FDA-approved drugs, this is not the case. The FDA-approved version of a 40 mg pill is in capsule form.
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