Coming Soon: A Race to the Bottom

Coming Soon: A Race to the Bottom

When we pick up our medications at the pharmacy, most of us do not pay mind to where they were made. If we notice that the pill bottle appears slightly different since the last refill, the doctor will tell us not to worry. Channeling guidelines from the highest medical authorities, the healthcare professional safely assumes that the drug is essentially the same, regardless of its manufacturer. This axiom of pharmaceutical bioequivalence has been…