So reports Reuters. The new scrutiny is a sign of the government’s ramped-up pharmaceutical industry antitrust efforts.
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Brand name drug makers are facing more lawsuits and federal investigations for a practice they’ve been carrying on for years: tweaking formulations for brand name drugs slightly just as their patents are about to expire, making it difficult for pharmacists to automatically substitute generic drugs for the redesigned brand.
So reports Reuters. The new scrutiny is a sign of the government’s ramped-up pharmaceutical industry antitrust efforts.