In the early 2000s, the wholesale price of the generic drug fluoxetine (the generic for Prozac) was

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In the early 2000s, the wholesale price of the generic drug fluoxetine (the generic for Prozac)

was $3.60 per 100.

a. Given that the cost of dispensing this drug was about

$5 to $10 per prescription, how much would you expect the drug to sell for?

b. A prescription for 100 tablets of fluoxetine sold for

$54 at DrugStore.com and sold for similar prices at other pharmacies. What would you conclude about the market structure, given that information?

c. At Pharmnet.com one could buy 100 fluoxetine tablets for $26. If this was true, what can we say about drug market imperfections?

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9781260507140

11th Edition

Authors: David Colander

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