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Many Generic Drugs Haven’t Hit Market, Hindering Cost-Control Efforts

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To curb high drug costs, the U.S. has approved record numbers of generic drugs in recent years. But only a fraction have gone on sale.

Record numbers of generic drugs for cancer, heart ailments and other conditions have received U.S. approval in recent years, raising hopes that the new competition would reduce high drug costs. But many of the lower-price medicines haven’t hit the market, a Wall Street Journal review found.

The result: Many patients are forced to take high-price medicines, and a widely touted remedy for reining in drug costs has failed to live up to its promise.

 

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