Generic Pharmaceutical Association
Executive Director of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association
PROFILE
Robert Billings
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FROM Robert Billings
To the Point
Expiring Patents, Drug Prices and the Hazy Market for Generics Patents are about to expire on two of the world's best-selling prescription drugs. Prices for cholesterol-fighter Lipitor and the blood-thinner Plavix are likely to drop by 80 percent when they're replaced by generics. But that's not all. The drug industry will be faced with an unprecedented wave of expiring patents in the next few years.
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