Why are our medicines so expensive? Spoiler: Not for the reasons you are being told… - PMC
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Eur J Gen Pract . 2024 Feb 1;30(1):2308006. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2024.2308006 Why are our medicines so expensive? Spoiler: Not for the reasons you are being told… Els Torreele Els Torreele 1 Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London, London, UK Find articles by Els Torreele 1, ✉ Author information Article notes Copyright and License information 1 Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London, London, UK ✉ CONTACT Els Torreele e.torreele@ucl.ac.uk Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, London, UK Received 2023 Sep 12; Accepted 2024 Ja
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