Tradeoffs

Race to the Bottom: Where's the Cavalry?


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Many potent new medicines pose a host of challenges for drug companies trying to copy and sell similar versions on the cheap. Can those companies find a sustainable path forward, or will patients get left stuck paying exorbitant prices?


Guests:

Christine Baeder, MBA, President, Apotex USA

Alfred Engelberg, JD, retired attorney and former counsel to the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association

Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Candy Meyer, Patient

Bhaven Sampat, PhD, Professor, Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Marta Wosińska, PhD, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter/Producer, Tradeoffs


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