Alberta, quickly followed by other Canadian provinces, has introduced a new pricing model for generic drugs, in which prices are inversely related to the number of generic manufacturers of the drug. This paper examines the rationale for the new policy.

Let K be a local non-archimedian field, F = K((t)) and let G be a split semi-simple group. The purpose of this paper is to study certain analogs of spherical and Iwahori Hecke algebras for representations of the group G = G(F) and its central extension Ĝ . For instance our spherical Hecke algebra corresponds to the subgroup G(A) ⊂ G(F) where A ⊂ F is the subring OK((t)) where OK ⊂ K is the ring...

In the present article the syntactic approach to construction of generic models generalizing known semantic one is described. It is established a sufficient condition of homogeneity of generic model.It is shown that at the syntactic approach any countable homogeneous model is generic. Criterions and a sufficient condition of saturation of generic models formed at the syntactic way of its constr...

BACKGROUND Generic drugs are considered therapeutically equivalent to their original counterparts and lower in acquisition costs. However, the overall impact of generic substitution (GS) on global clinical and economic outcomes has not been conclusively evaluated. OBJECTIVE To test whether (1) generics and original products yield the same health outcomes, and (2) generic therapies save econom...

Aaron Kesselheim and colleagues examine potential strategies to promote greater prescribing of generic drugs and follow-on biologics.

Generics ("Dogs bark") convey important information about categories and facilitate children's learning. Two studies with parents and their 2- or 4-year-old children (N = 104 dyads) examined whether individual differences in generic language use are as follows: (a) stable over time, contexts, and domains, and (b) linked to conceptual factors. For both children and parents, individual difference...

Sustainable agricultural practices in conjunction with ecological restoration methods can reduce the detrimental effects of agriculture. The Society for Ecological Restoration International has produced generic guidelines for conceiving, organizing, conducting and assessing ecological restoration projects. Additionally, there are now good conceptual frameworks, guidelines and practical methods ...

This article analyzes for the pharmaceutical market in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan: (a) the determinants of generic entry; (b) the determinants of the entry lag when there is generic entry; and (c) the impact on original brand sales of generic entry. The results suggest that the larger the market, the greater is the probability of both generic entry and the subsequ...