Letters
Long live generics!
Generics have a chequered recent history
BMJ 2016; 355 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6527 (Published 05 December 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;355:i6527
- Shyan Goh, orthopaedic surgeon
- Sydney, NSW 2152, Australia
- sgoh{at}hotmail.com
I’m surprised that McCartney didn’t mention the US version of the phenytoin fiasco1; Martin Shkreli, the chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals was dubbed the most hated man in America in 2015 after a 5556% price hike of the antiparasitic drug Daraprim (pyrimethamine), from $13 (£10; €12) to $750 a tablet. He …
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