Lilly ends the day with hundreds of compounds never before seen by man.

FORBES: A hail of silver bullets

For Lilly, the day of reckoning was Oct. 25, 2011, when competitors announced a generic version of Zyprexa, an antipsychotic medication.

FORBES: Connect

That is why my Administration has made the needs of women and girls a priority since day one -- from signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to helping ensure women are represented among tomorrow's top scientists and engineers.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- Women's History Month, 2013

Lilly has been on the 15-day disabled list since March 28 and was slated to throw a bullpen session Friday.

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In August U.S. drug regulators awarded Dr. Reddy's a so-called 180-day exclusive period for the 40-milligram generic version of Eli Lilly's Prozac, which had just come off patent (Barr Labs gained the license for the much-better-selling 20-milligram dosage).

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Regardless, President Obama responded by highlighting the first bill he signed in 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which removed the previous 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit when a worker found out later that they had been unfairly discriminated against.

FORBES: It's About Equal Pay, Not Binders And Opportunity