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Should FDA Hold 'Me-Too' Drugs To A Higher Standard? : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

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An editorial in a leading medical journal argues that society loses when drugmakers make too many medicines that treat illness in nearly the same way. The authors suggest a higher standard for approval of new brand-name drugs once a a cheap generic in a class becomes available.

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