Generic vs. brand-name pills: Research shows billions of dollars are wasted on over-the-counter medicine.
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Do you have any Tylenol in your house? Not store-brand acetaminophen pills that you happen to refer to as Tylenol, but the real-deal Tylenol
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Generic Pharmaceuticals Market Size, Share Analysis, Trends And Report 2033
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Less than a third of heavily advertised drugs have 'high therapeutic value': study
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Stop wasting money on brand-name drugs - Vox
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Prescription Drugs: Spending, Use, and Prices
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Medicare Switches to Generic Cholesterol Drugs and Saves Billions
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ProPublica: That pain reliever could kill you
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Opioid crisis: Big increase in CA fentanyl overdoses - CalMatters
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Making Buprenorphine Available without a Prescription, The Brink
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Brand vs generic prescription spending share U.S. 2017-2021
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The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices - The American Prospect
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STATISTICAL BRIEF #144: Trends in Brand Name and Generic Prescribed Medicine Utilization and Expenditures, 1999 and 2003
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STATISTICAL BRIEF #144: Trends in Brand Name and Generic Prescribed Medicine Utilization and Expenditures, 1999 and 2003
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Do not get sold on drug advertising - Harvard Health