Medicinal products me too: value in the pharmaceutical market

Abstract

Introduction. According to expert estimates, most of medicinal products, presented in the pharmaceutical market, are metoo. However, there is no established definition of the term.The objective of research is to assess the value of medicinal products metoo for the modern society.Materials and Methods. Systematic observation and analysis of publications, related to medicinal products metoo.Results and discussion. It was found that despite the spread of medicinal products metoo, this term is not defined in the legal sphere of any country which means there is no judicial system to control the appearance of innovative products in the market, raising doubt about the objectivity of financing, costs refund of medical technologies. Meanwhile, there are possible advantages among the medicinal products metoo, both comparing each other and regarding premium ones in their category.Conclusion. On the one hand, metoo is considered to be low-innovative medicinal products. However, there can be more effective and safer medicinal products among them, comparing already existing ones in the pharmaceutical market. On the other hand, such a wide spread leads to some obstacles for really innovative products, premium in their category. Therefore, metoo is a pressing issue for the world scientific community.