GPhA Touts New Spending Data In Bid To Cast Generics As Drug Pricing Answer

The head of the generic drug industry lobby trumpeted new data showing generics comprise 89 percent of prescription drugs dispensed but only 27 percent of drug spending to drive home his message that generics are a drug-pricing solution, not the problem. The move comes as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and some on Capitol Hill target recent large price increases of some generic drugs. The Generic Pharmaceutical Association released its eighth annual savings and access report soon after the Bureau...