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Mark Cuban: Mixing Up the Pharmaceutical Landscape

Catherine Kolonko  |  Issue: April 2023  |  

Hopeful advocates for lower cost medications wonder whether Mr. Cuban’s company, if it succeeds with generic medications, will be able to also tackle the even higher costs of brand name drugs.

One thing is for sure, says Dr. Popovian: From a public affairs perspective, and a policy perspective, a lot more people are paying attention to this issue now that Mr. Cuban is involved.

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Catherine Kolonko is a medical writer based in Oregon.

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