jsalvatier comments on Generic Modafinil sales begin? - Less Wrong

14 Post author: jsalvatier 02 April 2012 03:53PM

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Comment author: jsalvatier 03 April 2012 01:05:08AM 4 points [-]

Another pharmacist told me it's usually 6-9 months before the price of a generic drops at all.

Comment author: AlexSchell 03 April 2012 11:34:50AM 4 points [-]

This is true. The first manufacturer that gets a generic application (ANDA) through gets 6 months of monopoly on the market for the generic product, after which everybody can enter the market and the price drops dramatically.

Comment author: jsalvatier 03 April 2012 02:54:40PM *  1 point [-]

Oh! Very good to know. For others, here's more information.