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- Amazon is in exploratory talks with generic-drug makers https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/30/amazon-holding-exploratory-talks-with-generic-drug-makers.html 74 comments
- Generic abortion pill maker sues FDA over its response to orders halting drug’s approval https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/politics/abortion-lawsuit-generic-manufacturer-lawsuit/index.html 14 comments politics
- Long term puts on $TEVA and other generic pharmaceutical makers? https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-looks-to-launch-its-own-prescription-drug-label-11578578407?emailToken=fdd4fc1cae11e9632633164e0661af25NnZyMySkWLg7XWbNarsHHTUwkv0c/uF+FKbpggwm4M41+mqzMbAijSkCkRhx8LeKvsv/aPI+c6qe3rYtQI/+0HWv1+5XwKgJboQWG6mmXTLvNybcRaq4rlDdtRCNOWYn&reflink=article_copyURL_share 3 comments wallstreetbets
- States Sue Generic Drug Makers Over Alleged Price-Fixing Schemes https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/drug-prices-states-sue_n_5cd79844e4b054da4e8a9a70 9 comments politics
- The Maker of EpiPen Will Now Sell a Generic for Half the Price. (That’s Still $300!) http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2016/08/29/mylin_to_release_a_generic_epipen_for_half_price.html 19 comments politics
- Generic coffee maker. http://jackdarton.deviantart.com/art/Coffee-machine-455388725 3 comments blender
- The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that generic drug makers can challenge big-name pharmaceutical firms in court to stop them from broadening the scope of their patent descriptions http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-supreme-court-drug-makers.html 38 comments politics
- (OMFG!) Makers of generic drugs don't have to warn of new dangers, Supreme Court rules http://www.latimes.com/health/sc-dc-0624-court-drugs-20110623,0,293021.story 15 comments politics
- U.S. Supreme Court: Generic drug makers not liable for warnings http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_GENERIC_LABELS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-06-23-10-40-59 19 comments law
- FDA’s list of shame: New website will identify drug makers that block generics https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/fda-to-start-naming-names-of-pharma-companies-blocking-cheaper-generics/ 11 comments politics
- One Of The World's Largest Generic Drug Makers Exits China; Says China Inhospitable To Foreign Companies http://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminshobert/2014/02/03/why-did-one-of-the-worlds-largest-generic-drug-makers-exit-china/ 24 comments worldnews
- Big Pharma is using faux generics to keep drug prices high - Drug makers have mastered gaming the system to beat generic competition, critics say. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/big-pharma-is-using-faux-generics-to-keep-drug-prices-high-critics-say/ 22 comments worldnews
- India’s patent appeals office has rejected international drug maker Bayer AG’s plea to stop an Indian company from manufacturing a cheaper generic version of a patented cancer drug http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/india-patents-office-rejects-bayer-appeal-against-cheaper-version-of-its-cancer-drug/2013/03/05/48746cd8-855d-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html?tid=sm_btn_reddit 141 comments worldnews
- Gibson’s Guitar Shape Counterfeiting Win Undone By 5th Cir. - Gibson Inc. will have to retry its trademark claims against the makers of Dean Guitars because a court wrongly excluded pre-1992 evidence “critical” to the defense that the marks are generic, the Fifth Circuit ruled https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/gibsons-guitar-shape-counterfeiting-win-undone-by-5th-cir 2 comments law
- Patent’s Defeat in India Is Key Victory for Generic Drugs: India’s top court rejected a Swiss drug maker’s patent request for a major cancer drug on Monday, ensuring poor patients’ access to many of the world’s best drugs, at least for a while http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/business/global/top-court-in-india-rejects-novartis-drug-patent.html/ 38 comments worldnews
- The world's most affordable pharmacy is Sun Pharma. If you've ever taken a pain killer, there's a good chance it came from India, the largest producer of generic medicines on the planet. CNNMoney takes you inside the country's biggest drug maker to see how affordable treatments are made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nTm_2Pihzk 118 comments india
- At the urging of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general has agreed to investigate how sudden price hikes by generic drug makers are driving up the cost of taxpayer-supported health care. http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hhs-to-probe-skyrocketing-generic-drug-prices 16 comments politics