Kathleen Jaeger of America's Generic Pharmaceutical Association adds that branded firms try to extend their lucrative monopolies by filing less rigorous secondary patents designed “to block generics”.

美国通用药物协会的Kathleen Jaeger补充说很多品牌药公司制作大量的文件申请专利分案“以阻碍仿制药”。

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According to CBS News, The Generic Pharmaceutical Association, a trade group for generic drugmakers, moved quickly to defend the track record of both the FDA and its companies.

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Last year drug giant Eli Lilly enlisted the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to take a look at Web sites that purported to sell "generic" versions of Lilly drugs.

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