Post-Switch Market Exclusivity Benefits Everyone, Insists Global Switch Expert
Executive Summary
Three- to five-year market exclusivity periods for switched products would not only incentivize consumer healthcare firms but also enable pre- and post-switch data to be generated more easily, thus improving the quality of switch applications, explains global switch expert Dr Natalie Gauld in the final part of our exclusive interview.
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