Medicines Australia Negotiates Lower Off-patent Prices In Exchange For Level Prices For Innovative New Drugs In Newly Announced Federal Budget
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
PERTH, Australia - As part of the new federal budget announced May 11, Medicines Australia has negotiated price-saving measures with the Australian government that will cut prices on off-patent medicines in exchange for an assurance from the government that innovative prices on drugs will not be cut for four years
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