GENERIC DRUG ENTRY PRIOR TO PATENT EXPIRATION: AN FTC STUDY.Item #: 5171 Pages: 129p. Published: Getzville; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2003. Series: HEIN'S ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS REPRINT SERIES Subjects: BUSINESS/ECONOMICS, FOOD, DRUGS & COSMETICS, INTELLECTUAL & INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Sample Content This study examined whether the conduct that the FTCchallenged, which was certain antitrust actions againstbrand-name and generic drug companies, represented isolatedinstances or is more typical, and whether the 180-dayexclusivity and the 30-month stay provisions of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments are susceptible to strategies to delayor deter consumer access to generic alternatives to brand-name drug products. The study focuses solely on theprocedures used to facilitate generic drug market entryprior to expiration of the patent(s) that protect brand-name drug product. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |