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Complex generics: The need and challenges

Quality Matters

Complex generics: The need and challenges Generic medicines have benefited millions of Americans and saved trillions of dollars. Accounting for approximately 90% of prescriptions filled in the United States , generic medicines are essential to increasing patient access to important drug therapies.

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Essential elements of a strong, global medicines supply chain

Quality Matters

host year for APEC in 2023. In my keynote remarks, I highlighted the following elements of a strong medicines supply chain. Known as the USP Medicine Supply Map and launched in 2021, this capability leverages more than 250 million data points – some proprietary, but mostly public – spanning 92% of generic medicines approved in the U.S.