The brand-name pharmaceutical industry has a drug problem.
All 10 of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S. last year were generics, led by the defending champion generic equivalents of Vicodin (hydrocodone plus acetaminophen). There were 131 million prescriptions dispensed for the painkiller last year, up 3 million from 2009, according to data released Tuesday by the IMS Institute for Health Informatics.
3 In 4 U.S. Prescriptions Are Now For Generic Drugs
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