The world’s best-selling prescription drug is about to lose patent protection, presenting generic drug companies with their biggest marketing opportunity ever. But potential fraud by first-filer Ranbaxy is complicating the generic landscape for Pfizer’s Lipitor. The stakes are high: How FDA resolves the Ranbaxy debacle will not only determine the winners of the Lipitor battle, but could drive big changes to the generic drug law.
By Kate Rawson
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