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follow-on
 n.— «Me-too drugs, known in industry parlance as “follow-ons,” are pills that are similar to drugs already on the market and which treat the same disease.» —“‘Me-too’ prescription drugs win support in Tufts study” by Christopher Rowland Boston Globe Nov. 10, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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