FDA approves generic in same class as Ozempic for diabetes. Could it ease shortage, price?
The drugs were first approved to treat type 2 diabetes – and that's what the FDA said daily injections of liraglutide could ...
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Innovation and development of generic pharmaceuticals
generic drugs are able to enter the market. Essentially, generics are virtually identical to the brand-name version, being just as effective and offering the same benefits. However, generics aren ...
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Generic Viagra: Cheaper and Multifunctional
Here’s more about this cheaper Viagra alternative and whether it’s as effective as the brand-name drug. (Spoiler: It is.) While generic sildenafil and Viagra are equally safe and effective ...
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FDA Approves Second Generic Daily GLP-1 Drug for T2D
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a generic once-daily injectable version of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ...
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FDA approves Hikma’s generic version of Novo’s diabetes drug Victoza
Demand for the drug has been falling with the loss of patent protection last year and as patients move to more effective and once-weekly treatments such as Novo’s Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s (LLY ...
What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone
As the middlemen between drug companies and insurers, PBMs are shoo-ins as the villains behind high drug prices. But they do ...
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There’s still no generic Ozempic, but a lower-priced daily injected GLP-1 is coming
Today’s approval underscores the FDA’s continued commitment to advancing patient access to safe, effective and high-quality generic drug products,” Dr. Iilun Murphy, the director of the ...