How the U.S. generic drug supply chain works

60 Minutes published this video item, entitled “How the U.S. generic drug supply chain works” – below is their description.

“This is as clear as mud,” says Bill Whitaker as two former drug supply executives diagram the complex generic drug supply chain.

“These are things to create lack of transparency to pricing,” says former high-ranking generic drug exec Bill Simmons. https://cbsn.ws/3wHojZ0

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In commerce, a supply chain is a system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in supplying a product or service to a consumer.

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