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FDA Promises More Generics

Commits to reviewing applications faster

By Asta Hostetter,  Newser User

Posted Oct 5, 2007 9:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – The FDA approved about a third more generic drugs in fiscal 2007 than the year prior, and pledged yesterday to speed its review process to accommodate yet more. Sales of generics, which average about one-third the cost of their brand-name counterparts, are up 22%—and...   Read full story »

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