You'll see many BIG drugs go generic by the end of this year

April 2012

You'll see many BIG drugs go generic by the end of this year.

This will trigger formulary changes and therapeutic switches in the coming months...

Plavix (clopidogrel)...May. Apotex took a gamble when they challenged Plavix's patent and brought out the first generic in 2006. They knew the brand-name manufacturer would fight. Apotex lost...and had to stop marketing their generic.

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