Over the past decade, “incremental innovation” (pharmaceutical innovations that improve on existing drug therapies) has accounted for 70% of the new drugs approved in the US and a substantial portion of the industry’s revenues. However, concerns that reformulated drugs are being used to delay or preclude generic competition have given rise to a number of high-profile antitrust suits, including cases concerning the drugs BuSpar, Nexium/Prilosec, and DDAVP, among others. Click here to download a PDF of this article:
Examining physician practice groups’ options to manage rising administrative and operational complexities
Charles River Associates (CRA) was commissioned by McKesson to analyze the economic role of McKesson’s Management Services Organizations (MSOs) within the...