Generics Savings Once Again Could Help A Major Health Care Reform Bill

A provision in the pending legislation on PBMs that would allow the US FDA to provide qualitative and quantitative information to ANDA sponsors about reference product's inactive ingredients could save hundreds of millions in spending.

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Drug savings played a significant role in reducing the budget deficit in the CBO score of the House PBM reform bill. • Source: Shutterstock

Once again, a provision intended to help speed generic drug market access would command substantial savings in pending legislation.

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