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Forces influencing generic drug development in the United States: a narrative review

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, September 2016
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Title
Forces influencing generic drug development in the United States: a narrative review
Published in
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, September 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40545-016-0079-1
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Authors

Chia-Ying Lee, Xiaohan Chen, Robert J. Romanelli, Jodi B. Segal

Abstract

The United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration, as protectors of public health, encourages generic drug development and use so that patients can access affordable medications. The FDA, however, has limited mechanisms to encourage generic drug manufacturing. Generic drug manufacturers make decisions regarding development of products based on expected profitability, influenced by market forces, features of the reference listed drug, and manufacturing capabilities, as well as regulatory restrictions. Barriers to the development of generic drugs include the challenge of demonstrating bioequivalence of some products, particularly those that are considered to be complex generics. We present here a focused review describing the influences on generic manufacturers who are prioritizing drugs for generic development. We also review proposed strategies that regulators may use to incentivize generic drug development.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 52 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 9 17%
Researcher 8 15%
Student > Bachelor 6 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 6%
Other 5 10%
Unknown 17 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 9 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 12%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 8%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 6%
Other 8 15%
Unknown 17 33%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 May 2017.
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#6,981,478
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Outputs from Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
#166
of 409 outputs
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#105,875
of 321,010 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
#4
of 8 outputs
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