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Here's Why Cheap Generic Drugs Are So Hard To Get

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Drug companies that make expensive, life-saving products are using several tactics to keep cheaper generic versions of their drugs off the market. And companies that manufacture the generic products have faced hundreds of recalls in the past several years.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Curt Nickisch (@CurtNickisch), senior editor at the Harvard Business Review, about the challenges holding back the generic drug business.

This segment aired on April 6, 2017.

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