By doing so, the generic drugmaker limits its exposure to the end of the patent cliff.
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The generic drugs at issue were manufactured at Ranbaxy's facilities in Paonta Sahib and Dewas, India.
The most popular combo is metfornim and sulfonylureas (the generic version of Aventis ' Amaryl ).
The generic implementation plan was modified for each location to address the specifics of each site.
AstraZeneca challenged Andrx's version of Prilosec by saying that the generic drug wasn't really equivalent.
Currently, the generic ballot shows a slight Democratic lead of two to three points.
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The generic company typically contends that the patent is invalid or that there is no infringement.
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This in turn normally leads to the branded company suing the generic manufacturer for patent infringement.
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Often, that settlement comes with a sizeable payment from the brand-name company to the generic drugmaker.
Analysts widely expect the generic firms to lose, but even experts have trouble calling patent cases.
Since the patent expired in 2000, the market has shifted to the generic version.
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And competition from the generic drug firms that produce copycat versions of patented medicines has intensified.
The outcome has huge implications for AstraZeneca, the generic industry and, potentially, the entire drug-patent system.
After 180 days, more companies can sell the generic versions, potentially resulting in a further price drop.
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Both, the generic as well as the specific definitional objectives of cyber security appear to be reasonable.
The generic manufacturing and packaging sites must pass the same quality standards as those for brand-name drugs.
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Barr will probably have exclusive rights to the generic fluoxetine, the chemical name for Prozac, for six months.
Many are coming off patent and being distributed and produced, in large part, by the generic drug makers.
Brand-name drugmakers then usually sue the generic companies, which sets up what could be years of expensive litigation.
Let the generic Indian companies who are appropriating your IP do the work needed for approval in India.
"Right now we really can't comment on the generic component of this, " says Bayer director of communications Ellena Friedman.
The generic version will be labeled atorvastatin calcium, the chemical name of Lipitor.
The generic drug company had accused Bristol of illegally attempting to extend its patent on BuSpar, an anti-anxiety medication.
Merck and Schering-Plough sell the cholesterol drug Zetia and Vytorin, a combo pill of Zetia and the generic drug Zocor.
And both the large companies and the generic makers say the marketing of generics often is hastened by these deals.
The Obama administration argues the agreements are illegal if they're based solely on keeping the generic drug off the market.
Before the generic versions are ever given to U.S. patients, FDA regulators would have to make sure they are safe.
So they offer to settle with the generic manufacturer, allowing them to sell a generic version beginning in March 2012.
Insurance copayments should drop considerably, if patients are getting Lipitor or atorvastatin on the generic tier of their health plans.
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