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Generic medicine share of Canada's prescription costs 2006-2018
Generics share of prescribed drug costs in Canada from 2006 to 2018
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
This statistic shows the generics share of Canada's prescribed drugs market value from 2006 to 2018. The market share reached a maximum of 25.6 percent in 2010. By 2018 the value of generic drug sales had decreased to just 20 percent of all dollars spent on medication.
Generics share of prescribed drug costs in Canada from 2006 to 2018
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
This statistic shows the generics share of Canada's prescribed drugs market value from 2006 to 2018. The market share reached a maximum of 25.6 percent in 2010. By 2018 the value of generic drug sales had decreased to just 20 percent of all dollars spent on medication.
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