The clinician impact and financial cost to the NHS of litigation over pregabalin: a cohort study in English primary care
Following litigation over pregabalin's second-use medical patent for neuropathic pain, National Health Service (NHS) England was required by the court to instruct general practitioners (GPs) to prescribe the branded form (Lyrica) for pain. Pfizer's patent was found invalid in 2015, a rulin...
Main Authors: | Croker, R, Smyth, D, Walker, A, Goldacre, B |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2018
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