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| November 15, 2002 | Silverman, Jennifer | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Will physicians be prescribing more generic drugs? They might, if the Department of Health and Human Services is successful in promulgating a new rule that would speed availability of generic brands. HHS claims that the proposed rule would help reduce the cost of drugs by eliminating a current practice that allows ...

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