STAT+: The U.S. has relied on cheap, effective generic drugs for 40 years. Now that promise is under threat

Generics now fill 9 out of every 10 prescriptions in America, and have saved people trillions.

STAT is co-publishing this article by Tradeoffs.

Lisa Ann Trainor struggled to stay on top of schoolwork, hold a job or even perform basic tasks like laundry for six exhausting years.

Then, in 2018, she finally found a drug that kept her ADHD in check.